Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiccuplike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hic-cup-like
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a hiccup.

Example Sentences

"Later, raising her arms overhead like a gymnast, Ms. Olson sprints across the stage, only to chicken out, performing a barely perceptible, hiccuplike jump."

Etymology

From hiccup + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hiccup

Inflected Forms

more hiccuplike (comparative) most hiccuplike (superlative)

Questions

What does hiccuplike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a hiccup.
Where does hiccuplike come from?: From hiccup + -like.

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