dentistical
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling, or relating to, a dentist.
Example Sentences
- "And yet even the crocodile likes to have his teeth cleaned; insects get into them, and, horrible reptile though he be, he opens his jaws inoffensively to a faithful dentistical bird, who volunteers his beak for a toothpick."
- "Some of them have little boxes of dentistical-looking implements, specially intended for the skrimshandering business."
- "To know that he is always keeping a secret from her; that he has, under all circumstances, to conceal and hold fast a tender double tooth, which her sharpness is ever ready to twist out of his head; gives Mr. Snagsby, in her dentistical presence, much of the air of a dog who has a reservation from his master and will look anywhere rather than meet his eye."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more dentistical (comparative)
most dentistical (superlative)