Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miry

/ˈmaɪ(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: miry
IPA: /ˈmaɪ(ə)ɹi/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.

Example Sentences

"Only these marishes and myrie bogs, / In which the fearefull ewftes do build their bowres, / Yeeld me an hostry mongst the croking frogs […]."
"summer was long over, and cold and frost and miry ways kept them much indoors […]"
"Beyond the bazaar one could see the huge, miry river.""

Etymology

From Middle English myry, equivalent to mire + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: myry
Suffix: mire

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmaɪ(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

mirier (comparative) miriest (superlative)

Derived Forms

mirily miriness unmiry

Phrases

Miry Creek

Synonyms

boggy marshy mucky muddy quaggy sloughy swampy sloppy soggy squashy waterlogged

Rhymes With

inquiry fiery enquiry priory expiry wiry eyrie friary firey spiry perspiry

Questions

How do you pronounce miry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ(ə)ɹi/.
What does miry mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.
Where does miry come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce miry

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