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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonguy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tonguy
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of tonguey.

Etymology

From Middle English tungy, equivalent to tongue + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tonguier (comparative) more tonguy (comparative) tonguiest (superlative) most tonguy (superlative)

Questions

What does tonguy mean?
Alternative form of tonguey.
Where does tonguy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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