Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: war-by
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old Norse.

adj

Unkempt, disreputable.

Australian usage; Dated; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"'Of all the warby ideas,' he said, and in the spite of the rain and the prospect of a wet camp, in spite of everything, he was smiling at her, 'the warbiest is you going on your own. I guess Jimmy and me can give you a lift down to Orion for the cherry-pickin'. What say, Jimmy?'"

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Norse vǫrðr (“warden, watcher”) + býr (“farmstead”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: vǫrðr
Suffix: warb

Usage

Inflected Forms

Warbys (plural) warbier (comparative) warbiest (superlative)

Questions

What does warby mean?: A surname from Old Norse.
Where does warby come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce warby

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