Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wiggery

/ˈwɪɡəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wig-gery
IPA: /ˈwɪɡəɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wig or wigs; false hair.

Archaic

noun

Any cover or screen, such as red-tapism.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"There was nothing about their outward appearance of the august wiggery of statecraft, nothing of the ponderous dignity of ministerial position."
"Fire peels the wiggeries away from them [facts]."

Etymology

From wig + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wig

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

wiggeries (plural)

Homonyms

Whiggery

Questions

How do you pronounce wiggery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪɡəɹi/.
What does wiggery mean?: A wig or wigs; false hair.
Where does wiggery come from?: From wig + -ery.

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