Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toadyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: toad-y-ish
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sycophantic; fawning.

Etymology

Etymology tree English toad English -y English toady Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English toadyish From toady + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more toadyish (comparative) most toadyish (superlative)

Synonyms

ingratiating smarmy bootlicking fawning sycophantic obsequious

Questions

What does toadyish mean?: Sycophantic; fawning.
Where does toadyish come from?: Etymology tree English toad English -y English toady Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English toadyish From toady + -ish.

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