Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flickery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flick-ery
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seeming to flicker; unsteady

Example Sentences

"In the way of small towns, Tom’s ex-girlfriend Sarah (Jaime King), is now married to his former best friend and current town sheriff[…] though her eyes still do this weird, flickery thing whenever she looks at Tom."

Etymology

Etymology tree English flick Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flicker Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flickery From flicker + -y.

Derived Forms

flickeriness

Questions

What does flickery mean?: Seeming to flicker; unsteady
Where does flickery come from?: Etymology tree English flick Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flicker Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flickery From flicker + -y.

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