'arryish
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He has a fair stock of somewhat 'Arryish animal spirits, but no real humour. He seems to think the Moltbury family "good fun," but, with the exception of little Violet, they are a set of grinning imbeciles that would be hissed off the boards of any respectable theatre, even in the pantomime season."
- "The hero is not a gentleman, but a cad of 'Arryish proclivities, the heroine an exasperating little fool with a mission to touch pitch. You can't construct tragedy out of such incongruous material as this."
- "Masqueraders were trolling a catch, the chorus of which was accompanied with a tapping of their heels. This 'Arryish departure, which nobody had in the least expected, caused so much amusement that the house encored the catch."
Etymology
From 'Arry + -ish.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: 'Arry
Usage
Inflected Forms
more 'Arryish (comparative)
most 'Arryish (superlative)