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behoovable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-hoov-able
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Supplying need; profitable; advantageous.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From behoove + -able.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more behoovable (comparative) most behoovable (superlative)

Questions

What does behoovable mean?
Supplying need; profitable; advantageous.
Where does behoovable come from?
From behoove + -able.

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