Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fringy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: fringy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beyond the mainstream.

Informal

adj

Adorned with fringes.

Example Sentences

"In another, if fringier, analysis, the show’s focus on the struggles of a contained brigade of human survivors in a post-apocalyptic galaxy is a loose parable for the events in the Book of Mormon: Gaius Baltar (James Callis), the venal scientist turned collaborator turned false prophet turned savior equated not with Jesus or a hundred televangelists but with Joseph Smith."

Etymology

From fringe + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fringe

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

fringier (comparative) fringiest (superlative) fringey (alternative) fringe-y (alternative)

Derived Forms

fringiness

Frequently Paired Words

fringie

Synonyms

fringe marginal

Questions

What does fringy mean?: Beyond the mainstream.
Where does fringy come from?: From fringe + -y.

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