Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suckly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: suck-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to, apt to, prone to, or desirous to suck.

adj

Causing desire to suck or be sucked; suckable; succulent.

Example Sentences

"Those of us who are aware that we DO suck strive to remedy it and thus continually improve. Those who are not aware that they suck only grow sucklier day by day.""
"I know my cherries, I've had many cherries, every shape of suckly melons, for they come in many shapes, [...]"
"THE BREASTS Those mushy, gushy, fleshy, firm, bouncy, bitsy, tender, toppling, pointed, dangling, suckly, large, medium, or small mounds of nipple, areola, and boob are highly erogenous for lots of women."

Etymology

Exact formation uncertain, but apparently either from suck + -ly, suckle + -y, or suckle + -ly; or a combination of all.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: suck, suckle

Inflected Forms

sucklier (comparative) more suckly (comparative) suckliest (superlative) most suckly (superlative)

Questions

What does suckly mean?: Tending to, apt to, prone to, or desirous to suck.
Where does suckly come from?: Exact formation uncertain, but apparently either from suck + -ly, suckle + -y, or suckle + -ly; or a combination of all.

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