Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dready

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dready
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of dreads.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English dredy, equivalent to dread + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dreadier (comparative) more dready (comparative) dreadiest (superlative) most dready (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does dready mean?
Characterised by dread.
Where does dready come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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