Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twiggy

/twˈɪɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: twig-gy
IPA: /twˈɪɡi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having many twigs.

adj

Thin and angular.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *twīgą Proto-West Germanic *twīg Old English twiġ Middle English twig English twig English -y English twiggy From twig + -y.

Inflected Forms

twiggier (comparative) twiggiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

twiggily twigginess

Synonyms

twiglike

Rhymes With

piggy biggie ziggy jiggy biggy piggy wiggy figgy dighi

Questions

How do you pronounce twiggy?: The recorded pronunciation is /twˈɪɡi/.
What does twiggy mean?: Having many twigs.
Where does twiggy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *twīgą Proto-West Germanic *twīg Old English twiġ Middle English twig English twig English -y English twiggy From twig + -y.

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