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- [grahy-pee]
- /ˈgraɪ pi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [grahy-pee]
- /ˈgraɪ pi/
Definition of gripy word
- adjective gripy resembling or causing gripes. 1
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Origin of gripy
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; gripe + -y1
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Parts of speech for Gripy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gripy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.