Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
niffy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a bad smell.

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From niff + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

niffier (comparative) niffiest (superlative)

Synonyms

fetid stinking pongy stinky whiffy

Rhymes With

iffy jiffy spiffy liffey biffy stiffy cliffy sniffy miffy squiffy whiffy yiffy

Questions

What does niffy mean?
Having a bad smell.
Where does niffy come from?
From niff + -y.

How to pronounce niffy

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