Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jimp]
- /dʒɪmp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jimp]
- /dʒɪmp/
Definitions of jimply word
- adjective jimply slender; trim; delicate. 1
- adjective jimply scant; barely sufficient. 1
- adverb jimply scarcely; hardly 0
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Origin of jimply
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jimply
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jimply popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jimply usage trend in Literature
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