different between roopy vs roomy

English

Alternative forms

• roupy (Scotland)

Etymology

From roop (“a shout”) +? -y.

Adjective

roopy (comparative roopier or more roopy, superlative roopiest or most roopy)

1. Hoarse.
   • 1863, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield:

     But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse — a little roopy was his exact expression — and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned.

   • 1934, P G Wodehouse, Thank You, Jeeves:

     It wasn't in its essentials a musical voice, being on the thick side and a shade roopy. If I'd been its owner, I'd have given more than a little thought to the subject of tonsils.

Related terms

• roop

English

Etymology

room +? -y

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??u?mi/, /???mi/
• Rhymes: -u?mi, -?mi

Adjective

roomy (comparative roomier, superlative roomiest)

1. Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
   • 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):

     Over the last two decades, the space between seats — hardly roomy before — has fallen about 10 percent, from 34 inches to somewhere between 30 and 32 inches. Today, some airlines are pushing it even further, leaving only a knee-crunching 28 inches.

Translations

Noun

roomy (plural roomies)

1. Alternative spelling of roomie

Anagrams

• moory