Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jivey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jivey
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of jive music.

adj

Example Sentences

"The plaza also allows for sociability with the downstairs neighbor, Simon (Tony Hale), a jivey video store owner whose obsolete livelihood means that he has time on his hands."

Etymology

From jive + -y.

Inflected Forms

jivier (comparative) jiviest (superlative)

Questions

What does jivey mean?: Characteristic of jive music.
Where does jivey come from?: From jive + -y.

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