lamby
/lˈæmbi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb.
noun
Alternative form of lambie.
Example Sentences
- "We try to avoid a lamby or "woolly" flavor."
- "The resulting sausages, incorporated into various dishes or grilled on their own, are plump torpedoes of lamby goodness, aggressively and expertly spiced."
- "Méchoui is like a foretaste of paradise, the tenderest and most delicious meat surrounded by the crispest, lambiest skin imaginable."
- "And not just lamb; we're talkin' mutton, old lamb, which has an even deeper, lambier flavor."
- "When I arrived at the house, crying, 'And how are you, my lambiest lamb?' he'd be about to reply, telling me how exhausted he felt from being up all night winding my grandson, when he discovered that I had zoomed past him to speak to the baby."
- "With a big heavy bucket full of bottles of warm milk, she would call out, “Here, lamby, lamby, lamby.”"
Etymology
From lamb + -y.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
lambier (comparative)
more lamby (comparative)
lambiest (superlative)
most lamby (superlative)
lambies (plural)