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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sun-dappled

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
sun--dap-pled
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of something marked by a shifting, broken pattern of bright spots of sunlight and areas of shade.

Etymology

sun + dappled.

Inflected Forms

more sun-dappled (comparative) most sun-dappled (superlative)

Questions

What does sun-dappled mean?
Of something marked by a shifting, broken pattern of bright spots of sunlight and areas of shade.
Where does sun-dappled come from?
sun + dappled.

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