Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schleppy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schlep-py
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

slovenly; sloppy

Informal

Example Sentences

"Maybe we’ll playfully smack-talk a fellow friend, or commiserate about some schleppy aspect of parenthood."

Etymology

From schlep + -y.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more schleppy (comparative) most schleppy (superlative) shleppy (alternative)

Questions

What does schleppy mean?: slovenly; sloppy
Where does schleppy come from?: From schlep + -y.

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