Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goundy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
goundy
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Gummy or mattery, as in sore eyes.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English goundy, gundy, from Old English gundiġ (“goundy, mattery”), equivalent to gound + -y. More at gound.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

goundier (comparative) more goundy (comparative) goundiest (superlative) most goundy (superlative) gundy (alternative) gunny (alternative)

Questions

What does goundy mean?
Gummy or mattery, as in sore eyes.
Where does goundy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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