Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shacky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shacky
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

run-down, like a shack

Example Sentences

"The décor will have “a shacky look,” Mr. Abrams said, and the menu will have seaside and raw bar specialties: 79 Macdougal Street (Bleecker Street), (212) 260-0100."

Etymology

From shack + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shack

Inflected Forms

shackier (comparative) shackiest (superlative)

Questions

What does shacky mean?: run-down, like a shack
Where does shacky come from?: From shack + -y.

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