Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prephthisical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preph-thisi-cal
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the onset of phthisis.

Etymology

From pre- + phthisical.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does prephthisical mean?
Before the onset of phthisis.
Where does prephthisical come from?
From pre- + phthisical.

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