Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullylike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bul-ly-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a bully.

Example Sentences

"He was skilled, a natural, in things mechanical. He liked to boss and was often swaggering and bullylike in his playground behavior."

Etymology

From bully + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bully

Inflected Forms

more bullylike (comparative) most bullylike (superlative)

Questions

What does bullylike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a bully.
Where does bullylike come from?: From bully + -like.

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