Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wiry

/ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: wiry
IPA: /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling wire.

adj

Thin, muscular and flexible.

Example Sentences

"My hair was very wiry in my teens."
"Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry."

Etymology

From wire + -y.

Inflected Forms

wirier (comparative) wiriest (superlative)

Derived Forms

wirily wiriness

Synonyms

stringy

Rhymes With

theory weary erie eerie siri dreary o'leary cheery cleary leary teary geary

Questions

How do you pronounce wiry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/.
What does wiry mean?: Resembling wire.
Where does wiry come from?: From wire + -y.

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