Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marvy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: mar-vy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Great, awesome, brilliant.

Informal

Example Sentences

"It's about time somebody sent me a tip for Thundercats. Such a classy little game, so fast, such marvy graphics, so pretty, so why no tips?"

Etymology

From marv(ellous) + -y. Compare marv.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more marvy (comparative) most marvy (superlative) marvie (alternative)

Questions

What does marvy mean?: Great, awesome, brilliant.
Where does marvy come from?: From marv(ellous) + -y. Compare marv.

How to pronounce marvy

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