worky
/ˈwɜɹki/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The vvorky-daies are the back-part; / The burden of the vveek lies there, / Making the vvhole to ſtoup and bovv, / Till thy [God's] releaſe appeare."
- "I have had no duties of the worky sort except taking care of my own room, paying some attention to Mother and Ellen when sick and teaching Ellen and Richard two afternoons in the week."
- "[I]n poetry the lights are triumphant—and gazing on the glory men's hearts burn within them—and they carry the joy in among their own griefs, till despondency gives way to exultation, and the day's darg of this worky world is lightened by a dawn of dreams."
- "There is no end of the epigrams and witticisms which she can throw out, this elegant Mrs. T., on people who marry for love, lead prosy, worky lives, and put on their best cap with pink ribbons for Sunday."
- "These are not necessarily melancholy days; they are very worky, playful, enjoyable ones to those who keep well and busy."
- "The Fours are having a very worky morning."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɜɹki/
- British English: /ˈwɜːki/