Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descript

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
de-script
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic form of described.

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dēscrīptus

Usage

Derived Forms

nondescript undescript

Questions

What does descript mean?
Archaic form of described.
Where does descript come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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