Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ruf-fa-ble
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be ruffed.

Etymology

From ruff + -able.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ruffable mean?
Able to be ruffed.
Where does ruffable come from?
From ruff + -able.

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