Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proscriptivist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-scrip-tivist
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe.

Example Sentences

"Pushing on likely required repeated mobilizing of arguments to counter the views of the proscriptivist factions, those promoting a retreat from this prescriptive strategy and the application of a proscriptive ceremonial ideological strategy […]"

Etymology

From proscriptive + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: proscriptive

Inflected Forms

proscriptivists (plural)

Questions

What does proscriptivist mean?: One who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe.
Where does proscriptivist come from?: From proscriptive + -ist.

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