Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

webby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: web-by
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of, resembling, or having webs or a web.

adj

Characteristic of the World Wide Web.

name

A nickname of the surname Webb or Webster.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Webster.

noun

Ellipsis of Webby Award.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Having a centralized package manager is not very webby, to use Dahl's words. The fact that millions of applications depend on a single registry to survive is a liability."
"The Oscars may want to copy one welcome aspect of the Webbys: winners' acceptance speeches are limited to five words."

Etymology

From web + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: web

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

webbier (comparative) webbiest (superlative) Webbys (plural) Webbies (plural)

Phrases

spider-webby

Frequently Paired Words

webbie

Synonyms

lacy netlike netted webbed weblike

Questions

What does webby mean?: Consisting of, resembling, or having webs or a web.
Where does webby come from?: From web + -y.

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