Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cock-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked with, abounding in, or infested with cockles

Example Sentences

"To stand up in the cockly boats in the rough swirling water was at first rather nervous work, but we soon got not to mind it."

Etymology

From cockle + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cockle

Inflected Forms

more cockly (comparative) most cockly (superlative)

Questions

What does cockly mean?: Marked with, abounding in, or infested with cockles
Where does cockly come from?: From cockle + -y.

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