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brosy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brosy
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.

adj

Semiliquid.

adj

Containing brose.

Etymology

From brose + -y, from brose (“oatmeal mixed with boiling water”); from the Doric dialect of northeast Scotland.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more brosy (comparative) most brosy (superlative) brosey (alternative)

Phrases

brosy-faced

Questions

What does brosy mean?
In rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose.
Where does brosy come from?
From brose + -y, from brose (“oatmeal mixed with boiling water”); from the Doric dialect of northeast Scotland.

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