Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slapsticky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slap-sticky
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by slapstick.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Mr. Gutiérrez Alea, who died in 1996 after enjoying a comeback with “Strawberries and Chocolate” (1994) and “Guantanamera” (1995), may have been the richest talent in Cuban films, a “serious comedian” who was able to move beyond the slapsticky farce of “The Twelve Chairs” into the far greater introspection and melancholy of “Memories of Underdevelopment.”"
"Each of their films is marked by theological, philosophical and mythological touchstones that enrich even the slapstickiest moments."

Etymology

From slapstick + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slapstick

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

slapstickier (comparative) slapstickiest (superlative)

Questions

What does slapsticky mean?: Characterised by slapstick.
Where does slapsticky come from?: From slapstick + -y.

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