Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fjord-like

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: fjord--like
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of fjordlike.

Example Sentences

"The construction of a railway along Howe Sound promised to be an expensive and hazardous undertaking, in view of the mountainous terrain on this fjord-like coast."

Etymology

From fjord + -like.

Inflected Forms

more fjord-like (comparative) most fjord-like (superlative)

Questions

What does fjord-like mean?: Alternative form of fjordlike.
Where does fjord-like come from?: From fjord + -like.

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