Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tusky

/ˈtʌs.ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: tusky
IPA: /ˈtʌs.ki/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.

noun

rhubarb, sticks from that vegetable

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ho! Strangers! have you lately ſeen, ſhe ſaid, / One of my Siſters, like my ſelf array’d; […] Vary’d with Spots, a Linx’s Hide ſhe wore: / And at full Cry purſu’d the tusky Boar?"
"[…] mi little stick of Leeds grown tusky draws galas of rhubarb from the MET-set palms."

Etymology

From Middle English tusky, equivalent to tusk + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: tusky
Suffix: tusk

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tuskier (comparative) tuskiest (superlative)

Synonyms

betusked tusked

Rhymes With

husky dusky musky russki busky

Questions

How do you pronounce tusky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌs.ki/.
What does tusky mean?: Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
Where does tusky come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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