Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smothery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smoth-ery
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to smother; smothering; stifling.

Example Sentences

"But what means this? The downy swathes combine, / Conglobe, the smothery coy-caressing stuff / Curdles about her!"

Etymology

From smother + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: smother

Inflected Forms

more smothery (comparative) most smothery (superlative)

Derived Forms

smotheriness

Questions

What does smothery mean?: Tending to smother; smothering; stifling.
Where does smothery come from?: From smother + -y.

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