Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damageful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dam-age-ful
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by or causing damage; harmful

Etymology

From Middle English damageful, equivalent to damage + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: damageful
Suffix: damage

Inflected Forms

more damageful (comparative) most damageful (superlative)

Antonyms

damageless

Questions

What does damageful mean?: Characterised by or causing damage; harmful
Where does damageful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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