Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheaty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
cheaty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

prone to cheating.

Informal

adj

Involving cheating; fraudulent.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English cheat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cheaty From cheat + -y.

Usage

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Questions

What does cheaty mean?
prone to cheating.
Where does cheaty come from?
Etymology tree English cheat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cheaty From cheat + -y.

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