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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screwballish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
screw-bal-lish
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a screwball, being wacky or crazy.

Etymology

From screwball + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more screwballish (comparative) most screwballish (superlative)

Questions

What does screwballish mean?
Characteristic of a screwball, being wacky or crazy.
Where does screwballish come from?
From screwball + -ish.

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