Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: primy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

in its prime

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For Hamlet and the trifling of his favor, / Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood, / A violet in the youth of primy nature, / Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting, / The perfume and suppliance of a minute. / No more."

Etymology

A Shakespearean coinage, from prime + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: prime

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does primy mean?: in its prime
Where does primy come from?: A Shakespearean coinage, from prime + -y.

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