Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balkish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: balk-ish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] I was forthwyth reclaymed from my former resolution, reckening it for better, that my penne shoulde walke in such wyse in that craggie and balkishe way […]"

Etymology

From balk + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: balk

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more balkish (comparative) most balkish (superlative)

Questions

What does balkish mean?: uneven; ridgy
Where does balkish come from?: From balk + -ish.

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