Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cipherlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ci-pher-like
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a cipher.

Example Sentences

"This is the only mention of swastikas, and it's as if Nersesian is making up the rules as he goes along — all too possible with a cipherlike narrator whose memory is shot."

Etymology

From cipher + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cipher

Inflected Forms

more cipherlike (comparative) most cipherlike (superlative)

Questions

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

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