Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunchy

/ˈhʌnt͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hunchy
IPA: /ˈhʌnt͡ʃi/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a hunched form or appearance.

Example Sentences

"Whorls 7 beside those of the embryo-shell; they are slightly shouldered below the suture, between which shoulder and the suture they are slightly hunchy; the last is rather small and slightly flattened."

Etymology

From hunch + -y.

Inflected Forms

more hunchy (comparative) most hunchy (superlative)

Rhymes With

crunchy scrunchie

Questions

How do you pronounce hunchy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌnt͡ʃi/.
What does hunchy mean?: Having a hunched form or appearance.
Where does hunchy come from?: From hunch + -y.

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