Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencilly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-cil-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a pencil or of pencil drawings.

Example Sentences

"And a pencilly beam of light, wavering and striped among the branches as the detected pair switched on, and the thunder and protest of pursuit..."

Etymology

From pencil + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pencil

Inflected Forms

more pencilly (comparative) most pencilly (superlative)

Questions

What does pencilly mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a pencil or of pencil drawings.
Where does pencilly come from?: From pencil + -y.

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