Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boyfriend-ish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: boyfriend-ish
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of boyfriendish.

Example Sentences

"She sounded so forlorn I knew something boyfriend-ish had happened."
"“Although she knows I adore her,” he added, giving me a boyfriend-ish squeeze."

Inflected Forms

more boyfriend-ish (comparative) most boyfriend-ish (superlative)

Questions

What does boyfriend-ish mean?: Alternative spelling of boyfriendish.

How to pronounce boyfriend-ish

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