Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unstuffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-stuffy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not stuffy; straightforward

Example Sentences

"What was surprising, though, was the blunt and unstuffy way in which he held up his hands."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English stuff Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stuffy English unstuffy From un- + stuffy.

Inflected Forms

more unstuffy (comparative) most unstuffy (superlative)

Derived Forms

unstuffiness

Questions

What does unstuffy mean?: Not stuffy; straightforward
Where does unstuffy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English stuff Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stuffy English unstuffy From un- + stuffy.

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