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bardie

/ˈbɑɹdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bardie
IPA
/ˈbɑɹdi/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor poet or bard; used as a self-deprecatory epithet by Robert Burns.

adj

Rude and insolent; bolshie.

noun

The edible larva of an insect.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bard + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bardies (plural) more bardie (comparative) most bardie (superlative) bardee (alternative) bardy (alternative)

Rhymes With

hardy tardy mardy lardy cardie dardy

Questions

How do you pronounce bardie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑɹdi/.
What does bardie mean?
A minor poet or bard; used as a self-deprecatory epithet by Robert Burns.
Where does bardie come from?
From bard + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

How to pronounce bardie

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