Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riffly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: riffly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shallow and fast-flowing.

Example Sentences

"I was confronted with that question on a crisp morning last month on Coldwater Pool, a riffly, copper-tinted stretch of the Miramichi River owned by Wilson's Sporting Camps."

Etymology

From riffle + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: riffle

Inflected Forms

more riffly (comparative) most riffly (superlative)

Questions

What does riffly mean?: Shallow and fast-flowing.
Where does riffly come from?: From riffle + -y.

How to pronounce riffly

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