Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

higher-functioning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
high-er--func-tion-ing
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does higher-functioning mean?
comparative form of high-functioning: more high-functioning

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