Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hufflepuffish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: huf-flepuff-ish
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or exhibiting traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series.

Example Sentences

"Poor Neville. He really is a Gryffindor, not a Hufflepuff, although he seems Hufflepuffish at times."
"But I wouldn't say he was very Hufflepuffish or Gryffindorish either."
"I see Hufflepuffish spirit in the unwillingness of Cornelius Fudge and the Ministry of Magic to accept that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has returned and that traditions et al need to be altered to deal with the threat. Heck, the whole society seems stifled by Hufflepuffish values."

Etymology

Hufflepuff + -ish

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ish

Inflected Forms

more Hufflepuffish (comparative) most Hufflepuffish (superlative)

Questions

What does hufflepuffish mean?: Of, related to, or exhibiting traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series.
Where does hufflepuffish come from?: Hufflepuff + -ish

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