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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fordry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fordry
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dry up; become dry.

Intransitive verb

verb

To dry up; make dry.

Transitive verb

adj

Very dry; withered.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fordrien, fordruien, fordruȝen, from Old English fordrūgian (“to become dry, wither”), equivalent to for- + dry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: for
  • Root: fordrien, fordrūgian, fordruye

Usage

Inflected Forms

fordries (present, singular) fordrying (participle, present) fordried (participle, past) fordried (past) fordrier (comparative) fordriest (superlative)

Questions

What does fordry mean?
To dry up; become dry.
Where does fordry come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fordry

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