Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiccupy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hic-cu-py
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by hiccups.

Example Sentences

"She burst into hiccupy sobs."
"Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business."

Etymology

From hiccup + -y.

Inflected Forms

more hiccupy (comparative) most hiccupy (superlative) hiccoughy (alternative)

Questions

What does hiccupy mean?: Characterised by hiccups.
Where does hiccupy come from?: From hiccup + -y.

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