Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pertineer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-ti-neer
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Almost; nearly.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Usage

Inflected Forms

purtineer (alternative)

Questions

What does pertineer mean?
Almost; nearly.
Where does pertineer come from?
From pretty + near. See Carleton County Colloquialisms.

How to pronounce pertineer

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