Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: lul-ly
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wet or drying linen.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

noun

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

noun

Obsolete; Slang

intj

Alternative form of lullay.

name

A surname from French, notably borne by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), an Italian-born composer.

name

A municipality of Vaud canton, Switzerland

Etymology

Possibly from laundry, or lily (compare snow (“laundry”) as in snow-rig). Attested as early as c.1661.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Lulli, Lulliacum

Usage

Inflected Forms

lullies (plural)

Derived Forms

Lullist

Phrases

lully-prigger lully-snow-prigger queer lully

Questions

What does lully mean?: Wet or drying linen.
Where does lully come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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