Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drunkery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drunk-ery
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The State having the right to destroy the drunkery, the question for you, citizens of Iowa, to determine is would such action be right and just?"

Etymology

From drunk + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: drunk

Usage

Questions

What does drunkery mean?: Drunkenness.
Where does drunkery come from?: From drunk + -ery.

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