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nebby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
neb-by
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Overly inquiring; nosey.

Etymology

Etymology tree English neb Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nebby From neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.

Inflected Forms

nebbier (comparative) nebbiest (superlative) nebbie (alternative)

Questions

What does nebby mean?
Overly inquiring; nosey.
Where does nebby come from?
Etymology tree English neb Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nebby From neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.

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