Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scorny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scorny
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Expressing scorn; scornful, contemptuous.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From scorn + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more scorny (comparative) most scorny (superlative)

Rhymes With

horny corny tourney thorny porny chorny

Questions

What does scorny mean?
Expressing scorn; scornful, contemptuous.
Where does scorny come from?
From scorn + -y.

How to pronounce scorny

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