Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: scrapy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a scraping sound or motion.

Example Sentences

"Frequent thirst, with a scrapy dryness in the throat, as if after making a night of it."

Etymology

From scrape + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scrape

Inflected Forms

more scrapy (comparative) most scrapy (superlative) scrapey (alternative)

Questions

What does scrapy mean?: Characteristic of a scraping sound or motion.
Where does scrapy come from?: From scrape + -y.

How to pronounce scrapy

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