Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fratchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fratchy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Irritable or argumentative.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"The Laird heels Danny when he heeds not you. He'll be just biddable when Danny's there, while he's fratchy as a lugged bear when left to you."

Etymology

From fratch + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fratch

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

fratchier (comparative) fratchiest (superlative)

Questions

What does fratchy mean?: Irritable or argumentative.
Where does fratchy come from?: From fratch + -y.

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