Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

craptacular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
crap-tac-u-lar
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spectacularly awful; so poor in quality as to become a spectacle.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Dutch krappender. Old French crappe Middle French crapebor. Middle English crappe English crap English -tacular English craptacular From crap + -tacular.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more craptacular (comparative) most craptacular (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does craptacular mean?
Spectacularly awful; so poor in quality as to become a spectacle.
Where does craptacular come from?
Etymology tree Old Dutch krappender. Old French crappe Middle French crapebor. Middle English crappe English crap English -tacular English craptacular From crap + -tacular.

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