Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moldy

/ˈmoʊldi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: moldy
IPA: /ˈmoʊldi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with mold.

American usage

adj

Stale or musty.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English mowlde English mold Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moldy From mold + -y.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

moldier (comparative) more moldy (comparative) moldiest (superlative) most moldy (superlative) mouldy (alternative)

Derived Forms

moldily moldiness

Synonyms

mouldy musty

Homonyms

mouldy

Rhymes With

goldie oldie mouldy goldy arnoldi

Questions

How do you pronounce moldy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊldi/.
What does moldy mean?: Covered with mold.
Where does moldy come from?: Etymology tree Middle English mowlde English mold Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moldy From mold + -y.

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