Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precaffeinated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-caf-feinat-ed
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having yet ingested caffeine; in particular, not having yet had one's first cup of coffee in the morning

Example Sentences

"This production, which takes all the focus I can muster in my precaffeinated haze, results in about two ounces of good, strong coffee."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English caffeinated English precaffeinated From pre- + caffeinated.

Questions

What does precaffeinated mean?: Not having yet ingested caffeine; in particular, not having yet had one's first cup of coffee in the morning
Where does precaffeinated come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English caffeinated English precaffeinated From pre- + caffeinated.

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