Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shroudy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shroudy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.

adj

Affording shelter.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] a shroudy mist, which gradually assumed an angel form, and revealed the features of my precious sister."
"If your stray attendance be yet lodg'd Within these shroudie limits."
"As when, within a shroudy pumice-rock / Ensconced, a shepherd hath [a swarm of] bees / Traced out, and filled it up with pungent smoke; […]"
"Hence a shroudy tree is one with plenty of branches, affording shroud, or shelter."

Etymology

From shroud + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shroud

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more shroudy (comparative) most shroudy (superlative)

Questions

What does shroudy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.
Where does shroudy come from?: From shroud + -y.

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