Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grumbly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: grumbly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given to grumbling

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

grumblier (comparative) grumbliest (superlative)

Questions

What does grumbly mean?: Given to grumbling
Where does grumbly come from?: Etymology tree English grumble Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grumbly From grumble + -y.

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