Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mothy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mothy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a moth.

adj

infested with moths

adj

Example Sentences

"He felt a flutter of panic, a commotion of mothy wings at his throat."

Etymology

From moth + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: moth

Inflected Forms

mothier (comparative) mothiest (superlative)

Synonyms

moth-eaten

Questions

What does mothy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a moth.
Where does mothy come from?: From moth + -y.

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