Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chessic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ches-sic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to chess.

Example Sentences

"The chessic tribes, peculiar in their gait, / Vary their modes of motion; some march straight, / Direct and forward, some oblique..."
"As we've already announced, your opponent is in the last stages of chessic caries."
"To diagnose your opponent's weaknesses — an over-adventurous style, a dislike for assuming the defensive, overconfidence in certain types of positions, impatience in the endgame, rigidity in choice of openings — requires a psychological as well as chessic analysis."

Etymology

Etymology tree English chess Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chessic From chess + -ic.

Derived Forms

chessically

Synonyms

scacchic

Questions

What does chessic mean?: Of or relating to chess.
Where does chessic come from?: Etymology tree English chess Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chessic From chess + -ic.

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