Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cometlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: comet-like
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a comet.

Example Sentences

"WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 — Astronomers have discovered that a giant star that has been studied for centuries is streaking across the sky trailing an enormous, cometlike tail."

Etymology

From comet + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: comet

Inflected Forms

more cometlike (comparative) most cometlike (superlative)

Questions

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

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