Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rookish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rook-ish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).

Example Sentences

"In black taffeta she gazes rigidly at the camera with a rookish head-tilt."

Etymology

From rook + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rook

Inflected Forms

more rookish (comparative) most rookish (superlative)

Questions

What does rookish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).
Where does rookish come from?: From rook + -ish.

How to pronounce rookish

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