Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hookwormy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hook-wormy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Infested with hookworms.

Etymology

From hookworm + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hookwormy (comparative) most hookwormy (superlative)

Questions

What does hookwormy mean?
Infested with hookworms.
Where does hookwormy come from?
From hookworm + -y.

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