Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tabloidy

/ˈtæblɔɪdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tabloidy
IPA
/ˈtæblɔɪdi/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the style of a tabloid newspaper; sensationalistic.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *taðlā Latin tabula Old French table Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French tabletebor. Middle English tablet English tablet Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English tabloid English -y English tabloidy From tabloid + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtæblɔɪdi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tabloidy (comparative) most tabloidy (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tabloidy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæblɔɪdi/.
What does tabloidy mean?
In the style of a tabloid newspaper; sensationalistic.
Where does tabloidy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *taðlā Latin tabula Old French table Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French tabletebor. Middle English tablet English tablet Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English tabloid English -y English tabloidy From tabloid + -y.

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