Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noddify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nod-di-fy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (someone) into a noddy (“silly or stupid person”); to make a fool of, to make a monkey out of.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If I bee zealous in affection, and iealous of her faithe, I ſmoulder away inwardly, without any remedy: If ſhe make me weare hoꝛnes and I not perceiue it, I am noddified of her, and pointed at of others: and so, they crowne a cuckold with a combe, and this is their deſire."
"[…] ſo as M. Collins who hath deifyed him, calling him the diuine man, might rather haue noddified him, and himſelf for company, when he meant to noddify me."
"[…] and howſoever the weaker brethren muſt be entertained with fair words, and noddified with notional diſputes anent their parity with the beſt, that they may think themſelves ſomewhat: […]"
"And now laboureth to noddify all into a conſent & congratulatory acquieſcence in his advancement and dignity."

Etymology

From noddy + -fy. First attested in 1583 (see quotations).

Usage

Inflected Forms

noddifies (present, singular) noddifying (participle, present) noddified (participle, past) noddified (past)

Synonyms

noddy

Questions

What does noddify mean?: To make (someone) into a noddy (“silly or stupid person”); to make a fool of, to make a monkey out of.
Where does noddify come from?: From noddy + -fy. First attested in 1583 (see quotations).

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