Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirklike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kirk-like
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

churchlike; churchly

Example Sentences

"To sketch a thought, as Haydon called it, on a Sunday, taking out his pencil for the purpose, was to subject himself to a kirklike rebuke from his friend."

Etymology

From kirk + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: kirk

Inflected Forms

more kirklike (comparative) most kirklike (superlative)

Questions

What does kirklike mean?: churchlike; churchly
Where does kirklike come from?: From kirk + -like.

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