Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spooney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: spooney
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of spoony.

noun

Alternative spelling of spoony.

Example Sentences

"“Maggie, you little silly,” said Tom, peeping into the room ten minutes after, “why don’t you come and have your dinner? There’s lots o’ goodies, and mother says you’re to come. What are you crying for, you little spooney?”"
"Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics.""

Inflected Forms

spoonier (comparative) spooniest (superlative) spooneys (plural)

Questions

What does spooney mean?: Alternative spelling of spoony.

How to pronounce spooney

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