Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flittery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flit-tery
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"MOSQUITOS On this New York trio's 2003 debut, everything that's cheap and listless about loungey indie pop melded with everything that's overly precious and flittery in Brazilian pop--ugh."

Etymology

From flitter + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flitter

Inflected Forms

more flittery (comparative) most flittery (superlative)

Questions

What does flittery mean?: flitty
Where does flittery come from?: From flitter + -y.

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