Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bendly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bend-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a diagonal stripe; bendy.

Obsolete

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling a bend.

adv

Bendwise; by bends.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English bendli, equivalent to bend + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bendlier (comparative) more bendly (comparative) bendliest (superlative) most bendly (superlative)

Questions

What does bendly mean?
Having a diagonal stripe; bendy.
Where does bendly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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