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drizzly

/dɹˈɪzli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
driz-zly
IPA
/dɹˈɪzli/
29
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abounding with drizzle; drizzling.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English drizzle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drizzly From drizzle + -y.

Inflected Forms

drizzlier (comparative) drizzliest (superlative)

Synonyms

drippy

Rhymes With

grizzly grisly risley sisley nisley

Questions

How do you pronounce drizzly?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɹˈɪzli/.
What does drizzly mean?
Abounding with drizzle; drizzling.
Where does drizzly come from?
Etymology tree English drizzle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drizzly From drizzle + -y.

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