Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suppressory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sup-pres-so-ry
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That serves to suppress.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From suppress + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more suppressory (comparative) most suppressory (superlative)

Questions

What does suppressory mean?
That serves to suppress.
Where does suppressory come from?
From suppress + -ory.

How to pronounce suppressory

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