Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
shaly
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or resembling shale.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shale + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

shalier (comparative) shaliest (superlative) shaley (alternative)

Questions

What does shaly mean?
Pertaining to or resembling shale.
Where does shaly come from?
From shale + -y.

How to pronounce shaly

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