Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sievish

/ˈsɪvɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sievish
IPA: /ˈsɪvɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a sieve: unretentive.

Example Sentences

"Perhaps I have a frighteningly sievish memory, but I’ll be damned if I can flip a folded chart back and forth and remember exactly what was on the other side."

Etymology

Formed as sieve + -ish. Compare memory like a sieve.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sieve

Inflected Forms

more sievish (comparative) most sievish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sievish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪvɪʃ/.
What does sievish mean?: Like a sieve: unretentive.
Where does sievish come from?: Formed as sieve + -ish. Compare memory like a sieve.

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