Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frightable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
frightable
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being frightened.

Obsolete

Etymology

From fright + -able.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more frightable (comparative) most frightable (superlative)

Questions

What does frightable mean?
Capable of being frightened.
Where does frightable come from?
From fright + -able.

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