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shrimpy

/ˈʃɹɪmpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
shrimpy
IPA
/ˈʃɹɪmpi/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.

adj

Physically puny.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shrimp + -y.

Inflected Forms

shrimpier (comparative) shrimpiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

shrimpiness

Synonyms

puny runty

Rhymes With

skimpy wimpy gimpy limpy riempie pimpy crimpy chimpy

Questions

How do you pronounce shrimpy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɹɪmpi/.
What does shrimpy mean?
Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.
Where does shrimpy come from?
From shrimp + -y.

How to pronounce shrimpy

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