Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

careerlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-reer-like
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a career.

Example Sentences

"Transsexualism follows a careerlike orientation which begins shortly after birth."
"If defined broadly enough, the concept refers to a careerlike relationship of activities or stages to each other..."

Etymology

From career + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: career

Inflected Forms

more careerlike (comparative) most careerlike (superlative)

Questions

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

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