Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flipperless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flip-per-less
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without flippers.

Example Sentences

"The game, a flipperless unit, features entirely new cabinet, playfield and glass."
"Two old farts wallowing around like a couple of flipperless sea lions – no wonder they were killing themselves laughing back on shore."

Etymology

From flipper + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flipper

Antonyms

flippered

Questions

What does flipperless mean?: Without flippers.
Where does flipperless come from?: From flipper + -less.

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