Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [taw-ee]
- /ˈtɔ i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [taw-ee]
- /ˈtɔ i/
Definitions of tawie word
- adjective tawie docile; easy to manage. 1
- adjective tawie easily persuaded or managed 0
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Origin of tawie
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; taw2 (in obsolete sense “to mistreat, abuse”) + -ie -y1
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Parts of speech for Tawie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tawie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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.