Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

studly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: studly
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a stud; being or relating to a sexually attractive male.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree English stud Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English studly From stud + -ly.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

studlier (comparative) studliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

studliness

Phrases

studly caps

Synonyms

hunky

Questions

What does studly mean?: Like a stud; being or relating to a sexually attractive male.
Where does studly come from?: Etymology tree English stud Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English studly From stud + -ly.

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