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beachy Synonyms & Antonyms

ˈbē-chē

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Beachy as an Adjective

1

covered with pebbles or shingle

2

characterized by beaches

a beachy island

3

Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with pebbles, gravel, and sand.

4

Pertaining to a beach or something beach-like.

Beachy in a Sentence

2004 Exporters, here's a "beachy" place to get your feet wet. It's close by, and one of the main tourist destinations in the Caribbean. — USDA site

a beachy island

Word Forms & Grammar

beach·i·er

beach·i·est

beachier

beachiest

beachy

beachy (comparative beachier, superlative beachiest)

Words That Rhyme With Beachy

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Origin of Beachy

From beach + -y.

First Known Use

1600

Beachy: Key Facts

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈbē-chē/
Syllables2
Meaningcovered with pebbles or shingle
Comparative / superlativebeachier, beachiest
First known use1600

Pronouncing Beachy

The standard pronunciation of beachy is /ˈbē-chē/, spoken in 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (bē).

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