Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shylockian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shy-lock-ian
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or in the manner of the character Shylock from Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, such as being hard-hearted, exploitative, avaricious, deceitful, or vengeful.

Example Sentences

"‘A wilderness of dragons.’ There is a sting in this Shylockian plural, the sharper for coming from a critic, who deserves the title of the poet's best friend."

Etymology

From Shylock + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Shylock

Inflected Forms

more Shylockian (comparative) most Shylockian (superlative)

Questions

What does shylockian mean?: Of, relating to, or in the manner of the character Shylock from Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, such as being hard-hearted, exploitative, avaricious, deceitful, or vengeful.
Where does shylockian come from?: From Shylock + -ian.

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