Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cupboardwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cup-board-wise
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of a cupboard.

Example Sentences

"Boxes, assembled within a larger box cupboardwise and placed on a bedside table, can be used for storage in the same way that pockets are used."
"By the early nineteenth century there were even kitchen dolls whose skirts opened cupboardwise to reveal suitably papered rooms with shelves..."
"They were small upright receptacles intended for hanging against the wall, having a single door opening cupboardwise..."

Etymology

From cupboard + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cupboard

Questions

What does cupboardwise mean?: In the manner of a cupboard.
Where does cupboardwise come from?: From cupboard + -wise.

How to pronounce cupboardwise

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