Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

churchy

/ˈtʃɜːtʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: churchy
IPA: /ˈtʃɜːtʃi/

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Piously Christian.

Colloquial; Derogatory

adj

Resembling a church.

adj

Reminiscent of a church service.

noun

one who is piously Christian

Example Sentences

"I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak."
"Your house looks kind of churchy."
"The party had a churchy atmosphere."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtʃɜːtʃi/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

churchier (comparative) churchiest (superlative) churchies (plural)

Derived Forms

churchily churchiness

Synonyms

churchish churchlike churchly ecclesial churchical churchy ecclesiastic ecclesiastical

Rhymes With

birchy

Questions

How do you pronounce churchy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɜːtʃi/.
What does churchy mean?: Piously Christian.
Where does churchy come from?: Etymology tree English church Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English churchy From church + -y.

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