Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bandboxical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: band-box-i-cal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Small and flimsy; poky.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Not later than last summer, this grand theatrical apartment was divided into a suite of shabby, bandboxical rooms for the accommodation of the Infant of Parma."

Etymology

From bandbox + -ical.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bandbox

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more bandboxical (comparative) most bandboxical (superlative)

Questions

What does bandboxical mean?: Small and flimsy; poky.
Where does bandboxical come from?: From bandbox + -ical.

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