marbly

mar·bly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahr-blee]
- /ˈmɑr bli/
- /ˈmɑːbli /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-blee]
- /ˈmɑr bli/

Definitions of marbly word

adjective marbly like marble in appearance, hardness, coldness, etc. 1
noun marbly Characteristic of marble. 1

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Origin of marbly

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at marble, -y1

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Parts of speech for Marbly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Marbly

marbly 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

marbly usage trend in Literature

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