Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tallowy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tal-lowy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling tallow.

Example Sentences

"The sweat gleamed on his large, tallowy breasts."

Etymology

From late Middle English talowy; equivalent to tallow + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: talowy
Suffix: tallow

Inflected Forms

more tallowy (comparative) most tallowy (superlative)

Derived Forms

tallowiness

Questions

What does tallowy mean?: Resembling tallow.
Where does tallowy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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