Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarnlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tarn-like
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a tarn.

Example Sentences

"Pnin suggested leaving the luggage and walking one block—if Victor was not afraid of the rain (it was pouring hard, and the asphalt glistened in the darkness, tarnlike, under large, noisy trees)."

Etymology

From tarn + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tarn

Inflected Forms

more tarnlike (comparative) most tarnlike (superlative)

Questions

What does tarnlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a tarn.
Where does tarnlike come from?: From tarn + -like.

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