Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lawish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: law-ish
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a law.

Example Sentences

"[A] general statement is lawish if it is of explanatory and predictive use, successfully guides manipulation, and supports counterfactuals."

Etymology

From law + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: law

Inflected Forms

more lawish (comparative) most lawish (superlative)

Questions

What does lawish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a law.
Where does lawish come from?: From law + -ish.

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