Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sluggy

/ˈslʌɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: slug-gy
IPA: /ˈslʌɡi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a slug (gastropod mollusk).

adj

Obsolete

Etymology

From slug + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slug

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more sluggy (comparative) most sluggy (superlative)

Derived Forms

slugginess

Rhymes With

buggy moon buggy dougie muggy druggie huggy druggy puggy bluggy vuggy ruggy fuggy

Questions

How do you pronounce sluggy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslʌɡi/.
What does sluggy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a slug (gastropod mollusk).
Where does sluggy come from?: From slug + -y.

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