Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tindery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tin-dery
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of tinder.

adj

Quick to anger; irascible.

Example Sentences

"In the browning corn fields here, the light breeze makes a tindery noise as it rustles the dry stalks."

Etymology

From tinder + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tinder

Inflected Forms

more tindery (comparative) most tindery (superlative)

Synonyms

tinderish

Questions

What does tindery mean?: Resembling or characteristic of tinder.
Where does tindery come from?: From tinder + -y.

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