Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cley
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of an uncle; avuncular

noun

Familiar or endearing form of uncle

Example Sentences

"Those events were memorable but they were memories only, misted and vague as the uncley sort of God one heard stories about in Sunday School."
"I looked at him. There was nothing uncley about that look."
"In another way and this may be where I started believing this helpless character I'd imagined actually existed to the point that I wondered if he was uncley enough, if maybe I could get him and have something better than the flight plans that she wanted."
"Paint nursery, Write regularly in Baby's Book, let aunties and unclies know."

Etymology

From uncle + -y or uncle + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more uncley (comparative) most uncley (superlative) uncleys (plural) uncly (alternative) unclie (alternative)

Questions

What does uncley mean?: Characteristic of an uncle; avuncular
Where does uncley come from?: From uncle + -y or uncle + -ly.

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