Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sluicy

/ˈsluːsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sluicy
IPA: /ˈsluːsi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Falling copiously or in streams, as if from a sluice.

Example Sentences

"And oft whole sheets descend of sluicy rain."

Etymology

From sluice + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sluice

Inflected Forms

more sluicy (comparative) most sluicy (superlative)

Rhymes With

lucy juicy debussy luci

Questions

How do you pronounce sluicy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsluːsi/.
What does sluicy mean?: Falling copiously or in streams, as if from a sluice.
Where does sluicy come from?: From sluice + -y.

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