Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roopy
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse — a little roopy was his exact expression — and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned."
"It wasn't in its essentials a musical voice, being on the thick side and a shade roopy. If I'd been its owner, I'd have given more than a little thought to the subject of tonsils."

Etymology

From roop (“a shout”) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: roop

Inflected Forms

roopier (comparative) more roopy (comparative) roopiest (superlative) most roopy (superlative) roupy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

roop

Questions

What does roopy mean?: Hoarse.
Where does roopy come from?: From roop (“a shout”) + -y.

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