fireworthy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Capable of preventing or surviving a fire.
Example Sentences
- "In re-adjusting it a second time the stock was not in perfect apposition, and the wiseacre, whose business it was to render the weapon fireworthy, observing this defect, sought to remedy it by striking the butt end sharply upon the ground."
- "The investigator concluded that the vehicle was not sufficiently fireworthy. Still another expert concluded that the vehicle was not crashworthy, a design defect."
- "I can see no such difference and thus conclude—since Creed, Michael, and Jan are all equally blameworthy for a fire-worthy incident—they should all be fired."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more fireworthy (comparative)
most fireworthy (superlative)
fire-worthy (alternative)