Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irregardful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ir-re-gard-ful
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Regardless.

American usage; Humorous; Slang

Etymology

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more irregardful (comparative) most irregardful (superlative)

Questions

What does irregardful mean?
Regardless.
Where does irregardful come from?
Probably a parody of irregardless; analyzable as ir- + regard + -ful.

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