Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

callusy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-lusy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Featuring or relating to a callus or calluses.

adj

Resembling a callus or calluses (but different).

Example Sentences

"callusy hands"
"A few days before, I snicked my forefinger with the curved banana knife at the store, and a callusy scab toughened the ball of my fingertip."
"Her eyes radiated the gentlest strength I had ever experienced, her tough, hot, callusy hands supported me with the full intensity of her life."
"I don't look at him, or even hear him anymore, but then I feel his big callusy hand on my wrist and my stomach somersaults and my breath rushes back into my mouth."
"callusy tumors"

Etymology

From callus + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: callus

Inflected Forms

more callusy (comparative) most callusy (superlative)

Synonyms

callous calloused callused callousy

Questions

What does callusy mean?: Featuring or relating to a callus or calluses.
Where does callusy come from?: From callus + -y.

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