Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defiatory

/dəˈfaɪətɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-fi-a-to-ry
IPA: /dəˈfaɪətɔɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bidding or manifesting defiance.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The first, of speaking great things and blasphemies, is verified in the letters defiatorie of Achmeth to Sigismund the third, king of Poland, in the yeare 1612."

Etymology

See defy.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dəˈfaɪətɔɹi/
British English: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ətɹi/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more defiatory (comparative) most defiatory (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce defiatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈfaɪətɔɹi/.
What does defiatory mean?: Bidding or manifesting defiance.
Where does defiatory come from?: See defy.

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