Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liverish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: liv-er-ish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -(e)r English liver Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English liverish From liver + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more liverish (comparative) most liverish (superlative)

Derived Forms

liverishly liverishness

Synonyms

atrabilious bilious dyspeptic livery

Questions

What does liverish mean?: Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.
Where does liverish come from?: Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -(e)r English liver Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English liverish From liver + -ish.

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