Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jellyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jel-ly-ish
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of jelly; jellylike.

Example Sentences

"In both man and the frog the thyroid gland consists of small capsules of a jellyish material and is very richly supplied with blood vessels (Fig. 61)."

Etymology

From jelly + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jelly

Inflected Forms

more jellyish (comparative) most jellyish (superlative)

Questions

What does jellyish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of jelly; jellylike.
Where does jellyish come from?: From jelly + -ish.

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