Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nettly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
net-tly
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.

Etymology

From nettle + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more nettly (comparative) most nettly (superlative)

Questions

What does nettly mean?
Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.
Where does nettly come from?
From nettle + -y.

How to pronounce nettly

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