Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

listy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: listy
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a list, or tending to use lists.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Yes it will be helpful to make a list. I am a very 'listy' sort of person. And lists are very good when you are running out of motivation and impetus."

Etymology

From list + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: list

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more listy (comparative) most listy (superlative)

Questions

What does listy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a list, or tending to use lists.
Where does listy come from?: From list + -y.

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