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muley

mul·ey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [myoo-lee, moo l-ee]
    • /ˈmyu li, ˈmʊl i/
    • /mjˈʊli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-lee, moo l-ee]
    • /ˈmyu li, ˈmʊl i/

Definitions of muley word

  • adjective muley (of cattle or deer) hornless; polled. 1
  • noun plural muley any cow. 1
  • noun muley (of cattle) hornless. 1
  • adjective muley (of cattle) having no horns 0
  • noun muley any hornless cow 0
  • adjective muley hornless; polled 0

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Origin of muley

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; variant of dial. moiley < Irish maol or Welsh moel bald, hornless + -ey1, -ey2

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Parts of speech for Muley

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

muley popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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