Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhookable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-hook-able
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being taken down from hooks.

adj

Impossible to hook or catch hold of.

Example Sentences

"The water was full of unhookable fish; they would strike savagely but quickly slip from the hook before I could even identify them."

Etymology

From unhook + -able.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Suffix: unhook

Questions

What does unhookable mean?: Capable of being taken down from hooks.
Where does unhookable come from?: From unhook + -able.

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