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scrawly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scrawly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Written in the manner of a scrawl, written sloppily and in haste, hard to read.

Etymology

Etymology tree English scrawl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scrawly From scrawl + -y.

Inflected Forms

scrawlier (comparative) scrawliest (superlative)

Questions

What does scrawly mean?
Written in the manner of a scrawl, written sloppily and in haste, hard to read.
Where does scrawly come from?
Etymology tree English scrawl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scrawly From scrawl + -y.

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