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Definition: GIGGLY |
GIGGLYAdjective1. Prone to giggling. |
Date "GIGGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1939. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "GIGGLY" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 68.42% of the time. "GIGGLY" is used about 19 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 68.42% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 26.32% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 19 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
wiggly giggly | 7 |
wiggly giggly ball | 4 |
giggly | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "GIGGLY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gickelig, albern (absurd, addled, clownish, fatuous, fatuously, foolish, footling, inane, inanely, ludicrous, ridiculous, silly, simper, simpering, simperingly, stupid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vihogó, kuncogó (chuckling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | igglygay смешливый (risible, ticklish). (various references) fnittrig, flamsig (silly). (various references) ซึ่งส่งเสียงหัวเราะคิกคัก. (various references) kıkırdayan, kıkırdayıp duran. (various references) hay cười rúc rích, hay cười khúc khích. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"GIGGLY" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gigli, gigy, gogli, iggly, igly, jiggly, Piggly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "GIGGLY" (pronounced gi"gulē) |
| 5 | -i" g u l ē | wiggly. |
| 4 | -g u l ē | frugally, illegally, legally, regally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, electrically, electronically, emotionally, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, ethically, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frantically, frightfully, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, geographically, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, intrinsically, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-g-g-i-l-y" | |
-3 letters: gig. | |
-4 letters: li. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-g-g-i-l-y" | |
+2 letters: groggily. | |
+3 letters: naggingly. | |
+4 letters: draggingly, engagingly, flaggingly, gigglingly, grudgingly, nigglingly. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 49 47 47 4C 59 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. .. --. --. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01001001 01000111 01000111 01001100 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G I G G L Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0049 0047 0047 004C 0059 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)414341414659 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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