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brachydactylous

/bɹækɪˈdæktɪləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brachy-dacty-lous
IPA
/bɹækɪˈdæktɪləs/
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having abnormally short digits.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin brachydactylusbor. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English brachydactylous From Latin brachydactylus + English -ous.

Frequently Paired Words

brachydactylism brachydactyly

Synonyms

brachydactylic

Questions

How do you pronounce brachydactylous?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹækɪˈdæktɪləs/.
What does brachydactylous mean?
Having abnormally short digits.
Where does brachydactylous come from?
Etymology tree Latin brachydactylusbor. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English brachydactylous From Latin brachydactylus + English -ous.

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