stompy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of stomping; aggressive-looking in a way that suggests stomping.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "This Welsh five-piece plays stompy rock ’n’ roll with almost anthemic choruses and a hint of hardcore aggression — the vocalist Matt Davies has an epic scream, although he rarely employs it."
- "It is hoped LaRoche is happy with "Weber's" pigtails, butterfly wings, green tutu, zebra leggings, and stompy boots, because that's what she's stuck with […]"
- "She is still spinning, and the Minion is starting to look tuckered, his stomps not so stompy anymore, and his jeers turned to huffy puffs."
- "Wherever they are, I miss them here among the hucksters, and their rough and stompy walks remain as memories from farther north."
- "Then she went for a long stompy walk through the fields, getting her shoes all wet and not caring."
- "In a post-apocalyptic security uniform, Kanye West (hugely controversial himself) introduced the collection with a stompy stride, and was followed by a swathe of models wearing a number of outfits, from formal clothing to grungy work wear to club gear."
Etymology
Etymology tree English stomp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stompy From stomp + -y.