Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lafferian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
laf-fe-ri-an
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Arthur Laffer (born 1940), American economist best known for the Laffer curve.

Etymology

From Laffer + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Lafferian (comparative) most Lafferian (superlative)

Questions

What does lafferian mean?
Of or relating to Arthur Laffer (born 1940), American economist best known for the Laffer curve.
Where does lafferian come from?
From Laffer + -ian.

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