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roddy

/ɹˈɑdi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
rod-dy
IPA
/ɹˈɑdi/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of rods or twigs.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Roderick or Rodger.

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From rod + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more roddy (comparative) most roddy (superlative) Roddys (plural) Roddey (alternative)

Homonyms

radi roddie roddey

Rhymes With

body embody shoddy mahdi ahmadi gennady radi boddy waddy canady oddy snoddy

Questions

How do you pronounce roddy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑdi/.
What does roddy mean?
Full of rods or twigs.
Where does roddy come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce roddy

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