Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hornety

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hor-ne-ty
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Waspish; irascible.

American usage

Etymology

From hornet + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more hornety (comparative) most hornety (superlative)

Questions

What does hornety mean?
Waspish; irascible.
Where does hornety come from?
From hornet + -y.

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