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desolatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
des-o-la-to-ry
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing desolation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English desolate Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English desolatory From desolate + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more desolatory (comparative) most desolatory (superlative)

Questions

What does desolatory mean?
Causing desolation.
Where does desolatory come from?
Etymology tree English desolate Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English desolatory From desolate + -ory.

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