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divey

/ˈdaɪvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
di-vey
IPA
/ˈdaɪvi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

more divey (comparative) most divey (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce divey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪvi/.
What does divey mean?
Having the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub.
Where does divey come from?
Etymology tree English dive Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English divey From dive + -y.

How to pronounce divey

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