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bluesy

/ˈbluːzi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
bluesy
IPA
/ˈbluːzi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of, or similar to, blues music.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English blues Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bluesy From blues + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bluesier (comparative) bluesiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

bluesily bluesiness

Rhymes With

susie suzy uzi jacuzzi choosy boozy doozy woozy susy busey pusey newsy

Questions

How do you pronounce bluesy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbluːzi/.
What does bluesy mean?
Characteristic of, or similar to, blues music.
Where does bluesy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English blues Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bluesy From blues + -y.

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