Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bul-by
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

bulbous

Etymology

From bulb + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more bulby (comparative) most bulby (superlative)

Questions

What does bulby mean?
bulbous
Where does bulby come from?
From bulb + -y.

How to pronounce bulby

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