Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweepy

/ˈswiːpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sweepy
IPA: /ˈswiːpi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.

noun

A lottery generally held at a workplace, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins; a sweepstake, sweep.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"a sweepy log"
"The branches bend before their sweepy sway."
"I cleaned their table, each wipe sweepier than the last, reflecting the gradual unburdening of my daily routine."

Etymology

From sweep + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sweep

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more sweepy (comparative) sweepier (comparative) most sweepy (superlative) sweepiest (superlative) sweepies (plural)

Rhymes With

creepy sleepy weepy teepee tipi cheapie sheepy weepie steepy heapy peepy seepy

Questions

How do you pronounce sweepy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswiːpi/.
What does sweepy mean?: Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.
Where does sweepy come from?: From sweep + -y.

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