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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monkeyfy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mon-key-fy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to appear foolish; to make a monkey out of.

Dated; Transitive verb

Etymology

From monkey + -fy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

monkeyfies (present, singular) monkeyfying (participle, present) monkeyfied (participle, past) monkeyfied (past)

Questions

What does monkeyfy mean?
To cause to appear foolish; to make a monkey out of.
Where does monkeyfy come from?
From monkey + -fy.

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