Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mussy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
mussy
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been mussed: messy, rumpled.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of mercy, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "God have mussy!"

Etymology

From muss + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mussier (comparative) mussiest (superlative) mussies (plural)

Derived Forms

mussily mussiness

Synonyms

messy

Rhymes With

pussy fussy bussy gussy ussie sussy

Questions

What does mussy mean?
Having been mussed: messy, rumpled.
Where does mussy come from?
From muss + -y.

How to pronounce mussy

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