Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roosterly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roost-er-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.

Example Sentences

"And on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal."

Etymology

From rooster + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more roosterly (comparative) most roosterly (superlative)

Questions

What does roosterly mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
Where does roosterly come from?: From rooster + -ly.

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