muley
adjective, noun
muley is spelled M-U-L-E-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, muley means “Without horns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in muley?
| Letters | 5: M-U-L-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is muley?
Muley appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of muley
- moolley
- mooly
- mulley
- muleys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muley mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without horns.
noun
- 1
A cow or deer without horns.
- 2
informalThe mule deer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does muley come from?
Gaelic maolag, a hornless cow, from maol, bald, hornless, blunt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).