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percontatorial

/pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-con-ta-to-ri-al
IPA
/pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations).

Obsolete

Etymology

First attested in 1853; formed from Latin percontātōrius (from percontōr (“to inquire”)) + -al.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: percontātōrius

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more percontatorial (comparative) most percontatorial (superlative)

Phrases

punctus percontativus

Frequently Paired Words

percontation percontative punctus percontativus

Questions

How do you pronounce percontatorial?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/.
What does percontatorial mean?
Given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations).
Where does percontatorial come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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