Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlickable

/ʌnˈlɪkəbl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-lick-able
IPA
/ʌnˈlɪkəbl̩/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incapable of, or unsuitable for, being licked.

adj

That cannot be defeated or overcome.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + lickable. By surface analysis, un- + lick + -able.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unlickable (comparative) most unlickable (superlative)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce unlickable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈlɪkəbl̩/.
What does unlickable mean?
Incapable of, or unsuitable for, being licked.
Where does unlickable come from?
From un- + lickable. By surface analysis, un- + lick + -able.

How to pronounce unlickable

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