skiddy
/ˈskɪdi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "I suggested that it might be a good idea to get [the motorbike] in midsummer so that I could get plenty of practice in before the skiddy weather set in, but he thought there might be too much tourist traffic going through the town […]"
- "“I thought those skiddy pants of yours would have been enough to frighten her away!” said Frank. The man did not look pleased that his underpants, which he’d washed only last month, had been described as skiddy. He sat up to inspect them. “Whose pants are you calling—? Oh dear.”"
Etymology
From skid + -y.