Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battleful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bat-tle-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of battles or conflicts.

Etymology

From Middle English bateilfuller (comparative); equivalent to battle + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bateilfuller
Suffix: battle

Inflected Forms

more battleful (comparative) most battleful (superlative)

Synonyms

bellicose combative

Questions

What does battleful mean?: Full of battles or conflicts.
Where does battleful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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