Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peacockly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pea-cock-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of peacockish (“striking; ostentatious”).

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From peacock + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more peacockly (comparative) most peacockly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does peacockly mean?
Synonym of peacockish (“striking; ostentatious”).
Where does peacockly come from?
From peacock + -ly.

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