Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shorter-acting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
short-er-act-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does shorter-acting mean?
comparative form of short-acting: more short-acting

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