posty
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "‘He is popping in and out—and popping every moment closer to us. Postmen cover the ground quickly; I must say that for them. There he pops out again! He is only two pops away from us now, mother,’ to a lady who sat at work within. ‘Aren’t you excited, mother? I tell you the posty is only two—now he is only one away!—he will be here immediately’—the syllables died from the speaker’s tongue—‘he—he—O Muriel, he is actually coming!’"
- "“‘Wot was that knock?’ I sez to meself. An’ I dunno wot started me, fur I ’adn’t noticed it at the time. But wot if it was the posty? With that, I run dahnstairs into the shop. / “‘Who knocked?’ I sez to ’im. / “‘Postman,’ ’e sez."
- "Maybe the posty is nipping vodka on his rounds. Can’t say that I would blame him, just as long as we get our mail on time."
Etymology
From post + -y.