Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrubby

/ˈʃɹʌbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
shrub-by
IPA
/ˈʃɹʌbi/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or resembling a shrub.

adj

Planted or covered with shrubs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃɹʌbi/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Botany.

Inflected Forms

shrubbier (comparative) shrubbiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonshrubby semishrubby shrubbily shrubbiness

Phrases

common shrubby everlasting shrubby boneset shrubby false buttonweed shrubby gromwell shrubby horsetail shrubby St. John's wort shrubby tororaro

Synonyms

bushy frutescent fruticose shrublike fruticulose

Rhymes With

chubby hubby grubby stubby tubby scrubby dubey clubby cubby bubby subby bubbe

Questions

How do you pronounce shrubby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɹʌbi/.
What does shrubby mean?
Of or resembling a shrub.
Where does shrubby come from?
Etymology tree English shrub Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shrubby From shrub + -y.

How to pronounce shrubby

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