Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outer-spacey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: out-er-s-pacey
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of outer space, science fiction, or futuristic technology.

Informal

Example Sentences

"In the days of The Twilight Zone, the only electronics were those which scarcely supplemented real instruments (i.e. the theremin — that outer-spacey sing-saw thing most identified with The Day the Earth Stood Still and other sci-fi movies of the '50s.)"
"Christina de Souza: How does a crystal drive a bus? The Doctor: In a super-clever, outer-spacey way. Just trust me."
"Because unless Jorie beamed down that Wookiee-looking one, none of the outer-space aliens looked outer-spacey enough to raise an alarm."

Etymology

From outer space + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: outer space

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more outer-spacey (comparative) most outer-spacey (superlative)

Questions

What does outer-spacey mean?: Of, relating to, or characteristic of outer space, science fiction, or futuristic technology.
Where does outer-spacey come from?: From outer space + -y.

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