Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griefy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: griefy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Troublesome; liable to give someone grief.

Informal

Example Sentences

"But, oh! the doleful sight that then we see: / We turnde our looke, and on the other side / A griefy shape of Famine mought we see, / With greedy lookes, and gaping mouth that cryed, […]"
"It's hard and it's unfair, I know – and when we're still grieving or having a 'griefy' moment, it's even harder."
"It always made the boss focus on you, and that usually meant that a griefy job was more likely to come your way."

Etymology

From grief + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grief

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more griefy (comparative) most griefy (superlative)

Questions

What does griefy mean?: Full of grief.
Where does griefy come from?: From grief + -y.

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