Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bushnellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bush-nel-lian
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Horace Bushnell (1802–1876), American Congregational minister and theologian.

Etymology

From Bushnell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Bushnell

Inflected Forms

more Bushnellian (comparative) most Bushnellian (superlative)

Questions

What does bushnellian mean?: Relating to Horace Bushnell (1802–1876), American Congregational minister and theologian.
Where does bushnellian come from?: From Bushnell + -ian.

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