Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophiophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ophio-pho-bic
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Afraid of snakes.

Example Sentences

"The red-sided garter snake, while harmless to all but the most ophiophobic of humans, is a fearsome predator of frogs, salamanders and slugs."
"Not for the ophiophobic, this made-for-cable original features rattlesnakes running amok in a small town, mediocre acting (on the humans' part, that is), dull dialogue, and laughable scenes in snake-o-vision."
"The ophiophobic Indy also has a touchingly neurotic streak (played down in later films), which counterbalances the mounting absurdity of his relentless adventures."

Etymology

From ophio- + -phobic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ophio
Suffix: phobic

Inflected Forms

more ophiophobic (comparative) most ophiophobic (superlative)

Synonyms

ophidiophobic

Questions

What does ophiophobic mean?: Afraid of snakes.
Where does ophiophobic come from?: From ophio- + -phobic.

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