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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

growly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
grow-ly
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.

adj

Tending to growl.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English growl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English growly From growl + -y.

Inflected Forms

growlier (comparative) growliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

growliness

Questions

What does growly mean?
Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.
Where does growly come from?
Etymology tree English growl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English growly From growl + -y.

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