Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adorbs

/əˈdɔɹbz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: adorbs
IPA: /əˈdɔɹbz/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) surprised his daughters on Friday evening with an addition to their family: a fluffy white rescue pooch named “Snowflake” (Adorbs!)."
"2017 Trinket, "The Halloween Hippogriff", Nella the Princess Knight Thanks Nella. Your ballerina butterfly costume is adorbs!"
"Don’t ask any difficult questions, just look at the cute pictures – disseminated widely – of Modi showering Musk’s kids with gifts. Adorbs."

Etymology

Clipping of adorable + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈdɔɹbz/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more adorbs (comparative) most adorbs (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

adorb

Questions

How do you pronounce adorbs?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdɔɹbz/.
What does adorbs mean?: Adorable.
Where does adorbs come from?: Clipping of adorable + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

How to pronounce adorbs

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