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phthisicky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ph-thisicky
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.

Etymology

From phthisic + -y.

Inflected Forms

more phthisicky (comparative) most phthisicky (superlative)

Questions

What does phthisicky mean?
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
Where does phthisicky come from?
From phthisic + -y.

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