slabby
adjective, noun
slabby is spelled S-L-A-B-B-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slabby means “Of a liquid: thick; viscous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slabby?
| Letters | 6: S-L-A-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 slabby?
Slabby appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 slabby
- slabbier comparative
- slabbiest superlative
- slabbies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slabby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a liquid: thick; viscous.
- 2
Of a surface: sloppy, slimy.
- 3
Rainy, wet. (of weather)
- 4
Composed of slabs; resembling a slab or slabs; inelegant, cumbersome, clunky.
- 5
Characterized by smooth relatively low-angle rock face or slab that lacks significant vertical features.
noun
- 1
informalA worker who deals with timber in the form of slabs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slabby come from?
From slab (“mud, sludge”) + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).