Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunpowderish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gun-pow-der-ish
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.

Archaic

Etymology

Etymology tree English gunpowder Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English gunpowderish From gunpowder + -ish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more gunpowderish (comparative) most gunpowderish (superlative)

Questions

What does gunpowderish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
Where does gunpowderish come from?
Etymology tree English gunpowder Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English gunpowderish From gunpowder + -ish.

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