Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whiffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
whiffy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a bad smell.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From whiff + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whiffier (comparative) whiffiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

whiffiness

Synonyms

fetid stinking niffy pongy stinky

Rhymes With

iffy jiffy spiffy liffey biffy stiffy cliffy sniffy miffy squiffy niffy yiffy

Questions

What does whiffy mean?
Having a bad smell.
Where does whiffy come from?
From whiff + -y.

How to pronounce whiffy

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