"screamy" meaning in All languages combined

See screamy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: screamier [comparative], screamiest [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English scream Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English screamy From scream + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|scream|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English scream Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English screamy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "screamy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="screamy"> From scream + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} screamy (comparative screamier, superlative screamiest)
  1. Loud and high-pitched; sounding like a scream.
    Sense id: en-screamy-en-adj-lK4y0uy1 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 49 51
  2. (of a person) Prone to screaming.
    Sense id: en-screamy-en-adj-Qksom0Cd Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 82

Inflected forms

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