Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tousy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tou-sy
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

tousled; tangled; rough; shaggy

Colloquial

Etymology

From touse + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tousy (comparative) most tousy (superlative)

Questions

What does tousy mean?
tousled; tangled; rough; shaggy
Where does tousy come from?
From touse + -y.

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