ducky
/ˈdʌk.i/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.68 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duck.
noun
A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.
noun
Example Sentences
- "A barrage of very ducky kazoo blats filled the air."
- "Do little things for your Inner Child, like taking bubble baths. Invite a rubber ducky to play with you..."
- ""Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast."
- "Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street."
- "1930, Mickey Mouse newspaper comic Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?"
- "Fortunately, she had bragged to everybody about her ducky first-floor apartment in the perfectly darling three-story red-brick."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English dū̆ce Middle English doke English duck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdʌk.i/
- British English: /ˈdʌk.i/
Usage
Inflected Forms
duckier (comparative)
duckiest (superlative)
duckies (plural)
duckie (alternative)
more ducky (comparative)
most ducky (superlative)