Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delayful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-lay-ful
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intended to cause delay.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From delay + -ful.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more delayful (comparative) most delayful (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does delayful mean?
Intended to cause delay.
Where does delayful come from?
From delay + -ful.

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