Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-right

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
self--right
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make oneself upright.

Etymology

Back-formation from self-righting, equivalent to self- + right.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-rights (present, singular) self-righting (participle, present) self-righted (participle, past) self-righted (past)

Phrases

self-righter

Questions

What does self-right mean?
To make oneself upright.
Where does self-right come from?
Back-formation from self-righting, equivalent to self- + right.

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