Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: roary
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a roaring sound.

Example Sentences

"“What are you doing on my island?” the lion shouted in a roary kind of voice."

Etymology

From roar + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: roar

Inflected Forms

more roary (comparative) most roary (superlative)

Questions

What does roary mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a roaring sound.
Where does roary come from?: From roar + -y.

How to pronounce roary

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