sleety

/ˈsliːti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

"sleety weather"
"Such a man, to quit the tranquillity and independence of his own fireside, and on the evening of a cold sleety April day rush out again into the world!"
"The little doctor threw off his sleety cloak and hat in the lobby, and stood before the officer fresh and puffing, and a little flustered and dazzled after his romp with the wind."

Etymology tree English sleet Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sleety From sleet + -y.

sleetier (comparative) sleetiest (superlative)

sleetily sleetiness

treaty graffiti sweetie tahiti meaty tweety titi peaty rete ziti entreaty wheaty

Questions

How do you pronounce sleety?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsliːti/.

What does sleety mean?

Covered in sleet; full of sleet.

Where does sleety come from?

How to pronounce sleety

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