Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plashy

/ˈplæʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plashy
IPA: /ˈplæʃi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Watery, wet, waterlogged.

adj

Marked by flecks of colour, as if plashed with paint.

Example Sentences

"By and by after his iumping vppon them, the Saxons for that Garianonum, or Yarmoth that had giuen vp the ghoſt, in thoſe ſlymie plaſhie fieldes of Gorlſtone trowled vp a ſecond Yarmouth, abutting on the Weſt ſide of the ſhore of this great Yarmouth, […]"
"The Hare is running races in her mirth; / And with her feet she from the plashy earth / Raises a mist; which, glittering in the sun, / Runs with her all the way, wherever she doth run."

Etymology

From plash + -y.

Inflected Forms

more plashy (comparative) most plashy (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

splashy

Synonyms

drenched saturated sodden bewatered damp dripping drunk humid irriguous madid moist moisty

Rhymes With

flashy trashy ashy splashy nashi bashy slashy mashie rashy dashy mashy rashie

Questions

How do you pronounce plashy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplæʃi/.
What does plashy mean?: Watery, wet, waterlogged.
Where does plashy come from?: From plash + -y.

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