Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strainful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: strain-ful
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of strain; requiring or exacting great effort; strenuous; stressful.

Example Sentences

"The general conclusion we wish to draw is a simple one. Certain strategies are less strainful than others in terms of the demands they place on memory and upon inference."
"In developing inventories of strainful events, criminologists must keep in mind the fact that there may be important […]"
"The first type of coping response changes the situation out of which the strainful experience arises."

Etymology

From strain + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: strain

Inflected Forms

more strainful (comparative) most strainful (superlative)

Questions

What does strainful mean?: Full of strain; requiring or exacting great effort; strenuous; stressful.
Where does strainful come from?: From strain + -ful.

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