Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tossy

/ˈtɒsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tossy
IPA: /ˈtɒsi/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.

Dated

Example Sentences

""Honoria, take your feet off my dress. Argemone, my child, I hope you spent a pleasant evening?" Argemone answered by some tossy commonplace."

Etymology

From toss + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: toss

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more tossy (comparative) most tossy (superlative)

Derived Forms

tossily

Questions

How do you pronounce tossy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɒsi/.
What does tossy mean?: Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.
Where does tossy come from?: From toss + -y.

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