Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swarmy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swarmy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of bees: inclined to swarm.

adj

Swarming with people or activity; teeming.

adj

Unscrupulous, sleazy, sneaky.

Slang

Example Sentences

"There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies."
"This market is the noisiest and swarmiest centre of noisy and swarming Florence, and I always like to pass through it on that account."

Etymology

From swarm + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: swarm

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

swarmier (comparative) swarmiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

swarminess

Questions

What does swarmy mean?: Of bees: inclined to swarm.
Where does swarmy come from?: From swarm + -y.

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