Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: afly
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Flying; moving freely through the air; blown by the wind.

Example Sentences

"I tell you, Mister, such a family / With a sick husband, keep my hands afly;"
"Thus, the light switched on, there was Einhorn in his BVDs, wasted arms freckled, grizzled hair afly from his face that was inclined to flatness, the shrewd curved nose and clipped mustache."
"Trench coat afly, hair touseled, face pink, although from exertion rather than inebriation."
"The sagebrush fire sent orange sparks afly in the star-strewn sky and infused the still air with aromatic smoke."

Etymology

From a- + fly.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Phrases

my skull's afly

Questions

What does afly mean?: Flying; moving freely through the air; blown by the wind.
Where does afly come from?: From a- + fly.

How to pronounce afly

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “afly”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “afly”.
Repeat and practice — Say “afly” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.