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dorky

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
dorky
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a dork.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

dorkier (comparative) dorkiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

dorkily dorkiness dorkyness

Phrases

semi-dorky

Synonyms

dorkish

Questions

What does dorky mean?
Like a dork.
Where does dorky come from?
Etymology tree English dork Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dorky From dork + -y.

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