Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semirespectable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semire-spectable
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat or partly respectable.

Example Sentences

"A few minutes later he bade the policeman adieu, and, with a slip of paper in his pocket bearing a certain address in a semirespectable quarter, he walked briskly toward the nearest taxi stand."

Etymology

From semi- + respectable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semirespectable mean?: Somewhat or partly respectable.
Where does semirespectable come from?: From semi- + respectable.

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