Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foldy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: foldy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or characterized by folds.

Informal

Example Sentences

"“A taco is a bunch of fillings stuffed into a foldy thing. You turn your head and eat it like this.” He tilted his head and stuffed his curled palm into his mouth."

Etymology

From fold + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fold

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more foldy (comparative) most foldy (superlative)

Questions

What does foldy mean?: Having or characterized by folds.
Where does foldy come from?: From fold + -y.

How to pronounce foldy

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