Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snickery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snick-ery
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characterized by snickers.

Example Sentences

"Despite — perhaps because of — the emphasis on technical and spiritual purity, the comedies tend to get their laughs through a snickery preoccupation with sex."

Etymology

From snicker + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: snicker

Inflected Forms

more snickery (comparative) most snickery (superlative)

Questions

What does snickery mean?: Resembling or characterized by snickers.
Where does snickery come from?: From snicker + -y.

How to pronounce snickery

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