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hammettian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ham-met-tian
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist.

Etymology

From Hammett + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hammettian (comparative) most Hammettian (superlative)

Questions

What does hammettian mean?
Of or pertaining to Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist.
Where does hammettian come from?
From Hammett + -ian.

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