Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fogeyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fo-gey-ish
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch

Example Sentences

"You're getting a bit fogeyish, you know."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fogey Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English fogeyish From fogey + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more fogeyish (comparative) most fogeyish (superlative)

Derived Forms

fogeyishly fogeyishness

Frequently Paired Words

fogeydom fogeyism

Synonyms

geezery

Questions

What does fogeyish mean?: Characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch
Where does fogeyish come from?: Etymology tree English fogey Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English fogeyish From fogey + -ish.

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