Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bugbearish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bug-bear-ish
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From bugbear + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more bugbearish (comparative) most bugbearish (superlative)

Questions

What does bugbearish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
Where does bugbearish come from?
From bugbear + -ish.

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