Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pygmyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pygmy-ish
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a pygmy; dwarfish.

Etymology

From pygmy + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pygmyish (comparative) most pygmyish (superlative)

Questions

What does pygmyish mean?
Like a pygmy; dwarfish.
Where does pygmyish come from?
From pygmy + -ish.

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