Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

complainy

/kəmˈpleɪni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-plainy
IPA: /kəmˈpleɪni/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to complain; peevish.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Elle's brother had been so complainy about the heat that we said he could go inside and luxuriate in all the fans."

Etymology

From complain + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: complain

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more complainy (comparative) most complainy (superlative) complainey (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce complainy?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpleɪni/.
What does complainy mean?: Tending to complain; peevish.
Where does complainy come from?: From complain + -y.

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