Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ridgy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: ridgy
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rising in a ridge or ridges; having ridges.

Example Sentences

"The land around here is very ridgy, so we get too little sun between ridges and too much wind at the tops."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ridge Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ridgy From ridge + -y.

Inflected Forms

ridgier (comparative) ridgiest (superlative)

Phrases

ridgy-didge

Frequently Paired Words

ridgy-didge

Synonyms

ridged

Questions

What does ridgy mean?: Rising in a ridge or ridges; having ridges.
Where does ridgy come from?: Etymology tree English ridge Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ridgy From ridge + -y.

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