Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bush-league

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
bush-league
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Minor-league; second-rate.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

more bush-league (comparative) most bush-league (superlative) bush league (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does bush-league mean?
Minor-league; second-rate.

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