Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defusive

/dɪˈfjuːsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fu-sive
IPA
/dɪˈfjuːsɪv/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That defuses.

Etymology

From defuse + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈfjuːsɪv/

Inflected Forms

more defusive (comparative) most defusive (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce defusive?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfjuːsɪv/.
What does defusive mean?
That defuses.
Where does defusive come from?
From defuse + -ive.

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