Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbutcherlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-butcher-like
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not butcherlike.

Example Sentences

"This was performed in a most unbutcherlike manner, with an old sword. They were several minutes in cutting through his neck till they reached the arteries."

Etymology

From un- + butcherlike.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unbutcherlike (comparative) most unbutcherlike (superlative)

Questions

What does unbutcherlike mean?: Not butcherlike.
Where does unbutcherlike come from?: From un- + butcherlike.

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