Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schlubbiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schlub-bi-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being schlubby.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With Chevy Chase, whose caricature of suburban schlubbiness is starting to look like less of a caricature, plus Beverly D’Angelo and Dana Hill."
"With a special talent for mad, flashing stares, blistering riffs of profanity and scatological schlubbiness, [Jack] Black has for years been the go-to guy for anyone casting the role of an unhinged co-worker or a bong-toting roommate."
"He has absolutely no hair and always smiles and dresses impeccably in Thomas Pink shirts and the subtlest of suspenders, but, because of a certain schlubbiness of build, despite fastidious behaviors and careful courtesy, he always seems a bit rumpled up."

Etymology

From schlubby + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: schlubby

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does schlubbiness mean?: The quality of being schlubby.
Where does schlubbiness come from?: From schlubby + -ness.

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