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marionettish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mar-i-onet-tish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a marionette, with stiff mechanical movements.

Etymology

From marionette + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more marionettish (comparative) most marionettish (superlative)

Questions

What does marionettish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a marionette, with stiff mechanical movements.
Where does marionettish come from?
From marionette + -ish.

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