Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beardish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beardish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a beard; somewhat like a beard.

Example Sentences

"[...] I was saying: "When in the city the cats recount Their innocent tales of mating, Why should the jungle elephants [Entangled in the beardish fibres Of sacred trees] spit out The rich verses night and day To frighten their sinful innocent hearts?"
""Sure you know Doug, Doug's a kick-ass guy," the aforementioned Biff is heard from, short and broad with watery denim eyes dull and beady with party, and a little blond beardish thing sprouting from his chin, making it look a little like an armpit, Lenore."

Etymology

From beard + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: beard

Inflected Forms

more beardish (comparative) most beardish (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

beardly

Questions

What does beardish mean?: Characteristic of a beard; somewhat like a beard.
Where does beardish come from?: From beard + -ish.

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