Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attritional

/əˈtɹɪ.ʃə.nəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: at-tri-tion-al
IPA: /əˈtɹɪ.ʃə.nəl/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to attrition.

Example Sentences

"a prolonged attritional battle"
"attritional wear on a molar"
"After months of attritional, heavy-handed flirting […]"
"Sighted on Habitat 7, this unknown species has proven to be extremely dangerous. Their armor and equipment suggest a technologically advanced species capable of spaceflight, while their battle tactics indicate attritional warfare with a centralized command."
"The drama of the finale was at odds with almost of all the match, which was an attritional affair on a tricky surface."
"The first half was attritional, too congested for England’s liking. Tuchel has talked about bringing Premier League levels of intensity but that was in short supply."

Etymology

From attrition + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈtɹɪ.ʃə.nəl/

Inflected Forms

more attritional (comparative) most attritional (superlative)

Derived Forms

attritionally

Phrases

attritional mortality

Frequently Paired Words

attritive

Rhymes With

traditional compositional abolitional

Questions

How do you pronounce attritional?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɹɪ.ʃə.nəl/.
What does attritional mean?: Of or pertaining to attrition.
Where does attritional come from?: From attrition + -al.

How to pronounce attritional

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