Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facety

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: face-ty
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Playfully rude; feisty.

Example Sentences

"My teachers, in the main, thought this was good, but in my parents' opinion I was just simply “facety,” or in plain English, rude or impertinent. Well, the discovery came about as a result of my being “facety” to Mavis."
"An’ here I am. Your dream problem child. A facety ghetto rude gyal grateful for your remarkable lack of judgeyness, an’ ready to be dazzled and inspired by your penetrating insight."

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of facey (although it is attested slightly later) with epenthetic t; perhaps compare -ety, feisty, or Sranan Tongo fiésti (“dirty, nasty”) (19th century).

Inflected Forms

more facety (comparative) most facety (superlative) facey (alternative)

Questions

What does facety mean?: Playfully rude; feisty.
Where does facety come from?: Apparently an alteration of facey (although it is attested slightly later) with epenthetic t; perhaps compare -ety, feisty, or Sranan Tongo fiésti (“dirty, nasty”) (19th century).

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