Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strunkian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: strunk-ian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to William Strunk, Jr. or his Elements of Style (1920), a famous prescriptive writing-style guide.

Example Sentences

"However, the above passage could have been written more efficiently — if Strunkian concision, using the fewest words possible, is understood as the measure of verbal efficiency."

Etymology

From Strunk + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Strunk

Inflected Forms

more Strunkian (comparative) most Strunkian (superlative)

Questions

What does strunkian mean?: Of or relating to William Strunk, Jr. or his Elements of Style (1920), a famous prescriptive writing-style guide.
Where does strunkian come from?: From Strunk + -ian.

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