Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slimish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slim-ish
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or resembling slime; slimy

Etymology

From Middle English slimish, sclymyssh, equivalent to slime + -ish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more slimish (comparative) most slimish (superlative)

Questions

What does slimish mean?
Like or resembling slime; slimy
Where does slimish come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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