Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drudgery-ridden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: drudgery-rid-den
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Strongly characterized by drudgery; that requires tedious and exhausting work.

Etymology

From drudgery + -ridden.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: drudgery

Inflected Forms

more drudgery-ridden (comparative) most drudgery-ridden (superlative)

Questions

What does drudgery-ridden mean?: Strongly characterized by drudgery; that requires tedious and exhausting work.
Where does drudgery-ridden come from?: From drudgery + -ridden.

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