Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lurchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lurchy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Moving with a lurch.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The new nine-speed automatic transmission has made it smoother than the five-speed, but I still found it lurchy and lumbering."

Etymology

From lurch + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lurch

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more lurchy (comparative) most lurchy (superlative)

Questions

What does lurchy mean?: Moving with a lurch.
Where does lurchy come from?: From lurch + -y.

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