Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinkerly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tin-ker-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the manner of a tinker; sloppy

Archaic

Etymology

From tinker + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tinkerly (comparative) most tinkerly (superlative)

Questions

What does tinkerly mean?
In the manner of a tinker; sloppy
Where does tinkerly come from?
From tinker + -ly.

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