Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myrrhy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myrrhy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of myrrh.

Example Sentences

"Warmed to the woman somewhat, I admit it. She holds forth like a man and smokes myrrhy cigarettes through a rhino-horn holder."

Etymology

From myrrh + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: myrrh

Inflected Forms

more myrrhy (comparative) most myrrhy (superlative)

Synonyms

myrrhlike

Questions

What does myrrhy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of myrrh.
Where does myrrhy come from?: From myrrh + -y.

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