Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

policemanish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: po-lice-man-ish
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.

Example Sentences

"The heavy policemanish step of Mr. Cowl was heard on the landing."
"So young and fresh that the only really policemanish thing about him was his uniform. A sort of man dressed up as a policeman."

Etymology

From policeman + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: policeman

Inflected Forms

more policemanish (comparative) most policemanish (superlative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce policemanish

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