Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloodhoundish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blood-houndish
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bloodhound or a detective; able and eager to follow the scent.

Example Sentences

""[…] a large portion of the pleasure this sport afforded him was derived from his unerring and bloodhoundish sense that this, of all topics, was the one which made me most truly uncomfortable.""

Etymology

From bloodhound + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bloodhound

Inflected Forms

more bloodhoundish (comparative) most bloodhoundish (superlative)

Questions

What does bloodhoundish mean?: Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bloodhound or a detective; able and eager to follow the scent.
Where does bloodhoundish come from?: From bloodhound + -ish.

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