Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: hur-ty
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing hurt; painful.

Informal

adj

Semé (strewn) with hurts (roundels azure).

Example Sentences

"If people are scared of hurty words, don’t come and see comedy. It’s not as if I’m shouting it through your letterbox."
"It's time this government told the police their job is to protect the public, not monitor social media for hurty words."

Etymology

From hurt + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hurt

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hurtier (comparative) hurtiest (superlative)

Phrases

tooth hurty

Frequently Paired Words

tooth hurty

Synonyms

aching sore achesome achy raw hurt hurty griefful pained painfilled painful smartful

Rhymes With

dirty poverty thirty flirty qwerty purty shirty alberty cherty skirty

Questions

What does hurty mean?: Causing hurt; painful.
Where does hurty come from?: From hurt + -y.

How to pronounce hurty

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