Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poachy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poachy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wet and soft; boggy.

Archaic

Etymology

From poach (“to poke, stab”) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

poachier (comparative) more poachy (comparative) poachiest (superlative) most poachy (superlative)

Derived Forms

poachiness

Synonyms

queachy uliginous

Questions

What does poachy mean?
Wet and soft; boggy.
Where does poachy come from?
From poach (“to poke, stab”) + -y.

How to pronounce poachy

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