Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stressy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: stressy
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Colloquial

adj

stressed; irritable

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"That was one reason the Amsterdam show was so stressy. We'd been put on notice by the Board. Their nostrils strained for even a whiff of gay porn."
"2009, Cathy Cassidy (quoting a letter), Letters To Cathy My dad's job is under threat and he is so stressy these days it's a nightmare being anywhere near him. He yells a lot and he's so unfair!"

Etymology

From stress + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stress

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

stressier (comparative) stressiest (superlative)

Rhymes With

messy messi desi bessie hesse dressy nessie jessee pressie tessy pessi

Questions

What does stressy mean?: stressful
Where does stressy come from?: From stress + -y.

How to pronounce stressy

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