Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boardy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boardy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.

Example Sentences

"Produces a full, firm, and harsh feel often described as a boardy feel, in cloth filled with it."
"Gone, too, are the days of boardy, heavy clothes for hot-weather wear."
"Rice starch, on the other hand, penetrates better and gives a harder finish, with a fullness and firmness which is apt to be regarded as “boardy”; […]"
"Rice starch gives clothes a boardy effect. It makes the fabric firm because it has good penetration into the cellulosic fibre."

Etymology

From board + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: board

Inflected Forms

boardier (comparative) boardiest (superlative)

Questions

What does boardy mean?: Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
Where does boardy come from?: From board + -y.

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