Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purrful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: purrful
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to or actively purring.

Example Sentences

"8 months old, tortoise-shell coloring, have had shots, been spayed; one is forward, friendly, purrful, other is shy, withdrawn."

Etymology

From purr + -ful.

Inflected Forms

more purrful (comparative) most purrful (superlative)

Questions

What does purrful mean?: Tending to or actively purring.
Where does purrful come from?: From purr + -ful.

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