Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colicky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: col-icky
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from colic.

Example Sentences

"By the beginning of the second episode, Margo has dropped out of school and is the totally broke single mother to a colicky baby, Bodhi, who cries so committedly that two of Margo’s roommates move out."

Etymology

Etymology tree English colic Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English colicky From colic + -y.

Inflected Forms

more colicky (comparative) most colicky (superlative)

Synonyms

flatulent gassy

Questions

What does colicky mean?: Of, pertaining to, or suffering from colic.
Where does colicky come from?: Etymology tree English colic Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English colicky From colic + -y.

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