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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scammish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scam-mish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

awkward; rough; untidy

adj

Characteristic of a scam; fraudulent; sketchy

Etymology

From scam + -ish. Compare shammish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more scammish (comparative) most scammish (superlative)

Questions

What does scammish mean?
awkward; rough; untidy
Where does scammish come from?
From scam + -ish. Compare shammish.

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