Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for all intensive purposes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
for al-l in-ten-sive pur-pos-es
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.

American usage

Usage

Phrases

for all intended purposes for all intense and purposes for all intense purposes for all intrinsic purposes

Frequently Paired Words

for all intended purposes for all intense and purposes for all intense purposes for all intrinsic purposes eggcorn malapropism mondegreen

Questions

What does for all intensive purposes mean?
Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.

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