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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clammish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clam-mish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

secretive; uncommunicative

Etymology

From clam + -ish, from the idea of a clam keeping its shell tightly closed.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more clammish (comparative) most clammish (superlative)

Derived Forms

clammishness

Questions

What does clammish mean?
secretive; uncommunicative
Where does clammish come from?
From clam + -ish, from the idea of a clam keeping its shell tightly closed.

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