Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clergylike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cler-gy-like
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.

Example Sentences

"He was quiet, unassuming, decidedly unflashy, nearly clergylike: the antithesis of the popular image of an agent."

Etymology

From clergy + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: clergy

Inflected Forms

more clergylike (comparative) most clergylike (superlative)

Questions

What does clergylike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
Where does clergylike come from?: From clergy + -like.

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