Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stickly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
stick-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prickly; spiny.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From stickle + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more stickly (comparative) most stickly (superlative)

Questions

What does stickly mean?
Prickly; spiny.
Where does stickly come from?
From stickle + -y.

How to pronounce stickly

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