Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jostly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jost-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to jostle; pushing and shoving.

Example Sentences

"A jostly crowd made it difficult to reach the stage."

Etymology

From jostle + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jostle

Inflected Forms

more jostly (comparative) most jostly (superlative)

Questions

What does jostly mean?: Tending to jostle; pushing and shoving.
Where does jostly come from?: From jostle + -y.

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