Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulturewise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vul-ture-wise
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of a vulture.

Example Sentences

"[…] the "Defeatists" swooped down on him vulturewise and grabbed the power from his weakening hands, and immediately proceeded to sell France to the Nazis."

Etymology

From vulture + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: vulture

Questions

What does vulturewise mean?: In the manner of a vulture.
Where does vulturewise come from?: From vulture + -wise.

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