Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squabbish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
squab-bish
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From squab + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more squabbish (comparative) most squabbish (superlative)

Questions

What does squabbish mean?
thickly built; fat; heavy
Where does squabbish come from?
From squab + -ish.

How to pronounce squabbish

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