Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hayey

/ˈheɪ(j)i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hayey
IPA: /ˈheɪ(j)i/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of hay.

Example Sentences

"That inevitable pork fat that flavors everything after one gets west of Buffalo, and a little off the line of travel that leads you through the great hotels in the great cities in America, — that saleratus bread, hayey tea, clammy pie-crust, […]"
""I am sure it is a year since I ate one before," Lollie wrote, "but in spite of a hayey flavor I liked it""
"It looked all dim and hayey inside. My stomach tingled. Please let there be kids at the farm, someone my age. I just had to play in that barn. I'd read about kids swinging in haylofts, but I'd never done fun stuff like that."

Etymology

From hay + -ey.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hay

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈheɪ(j)i/

Inflected Forms

hayier (comparative) hayiest (superlative)

Synonyms

haylike

Questions

How do you pronounce hayey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪ(j)i/.
What does hayey mean?: Resembling or characteristic of hay.
Where does hayey come from?: From hay + -ey.

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