Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toasty

/ˈtoʊsti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: toasty
IPA: /ˈtoʊsti/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of toast.

adj

Pleasantly warm.

Colloquial

noun

Alternative form of toastie.

Example Sentences

"The toasty smell of baked baguettes pulled out of the oven, of vanilla, butter and sugar from the pastries, resonated in the air."
"[…] would you want to go to the expense of setting up a furnace in the cellar? It would make the whole house toasty warm; […]"
"Ciara and I were in the backroom having a cup of tea and a ham and cheese toasty, along with a bowl of potato leek soup we'd ordered from the café next door. Ciara set her toasty down and took a sip of her soup."
"Before we begin, let's get one thing straight: a grilled cheese sandwich is not just a cheese toasty. A toasty is made in one of those pillow-shaped machines (preferably with a baked bean and Cheddar filling). A grilled cheese sandwich,[…]"

Etymology

From toast + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtoʊsti/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

toastier (comparative) toastiest (superlative) toasties (plural)

Derived Forms

toastily toastiness

Phrases

French-toasty

Frequently Paired Words

French-toasty

Rhymes With

postie hostie

Questions

How do you pronounce toasty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtoʊsti/.
What does toasty mean?: Resembling or characteristic of toast.
Where does toasty come from?: From toast + -y.

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