Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quirkian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quirkian
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Randolph Quirk (1920–2017), British linguist who championed a descriptive approach toward English grammar.

Example Sentences

"Naturally, such an interpretation must remain a wholly subjective matter even if one were to follow to their logical limits the clusters of Foucauldian and Quirkian beliefs about languages[…]"
"[…]three works of Crystal who, of course, used the Quirkian model."
"We are interested in the Quirkian notion that frequency of use of words correlates with acceptability of those words as part of the vocabulary[…]"

Etymology

From Quirk + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Quirk

Inflected Forms

more Quirkian (comparative) most Quirkian (superlative)

Questions

What does quirkian mean?: Of or relating to Randolph Quirk (1920–2017), British linguist who championed a descriptive approach toward English grammar.
Where does quirkian come from?: From Quirk + -ian.

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