Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roupily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roupi-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner as if affected with roup. In a hoarse or husky manner.

Example Sentences

"Afterwards he went home, wrote to Jenny Patterson and 'sang a lot in spite of the cold. Very roupily.'"
"Chanticleers in the town crowed roupily and ruefully for months thereafter. The bridegroom might have stepped over the wall to the wedding chamber or walked […]"
"A hand stroked once at Peggy's leg and it was the hand of Popeye, the sailor man, who muttered roupily, "Olive Oyl, you is my goil.""

Etymology

From roupy + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: roupy

Inflected Forms

more roupily (comparative) most roupily (superlative)

Questions

What does roupily mean?: In a manner as if affected with roup. In a hoarse or husky manner.
Where does roupily come from?: From roupy + -ly.

How to pronounce roupily

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