Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despairful

/dɪˈspɛːfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
des-pair-ful
IPA
/dɪˈspɛːfəl/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by despair; hopeless.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From despair + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈspɛːfəl/

Inflected Forms

more despairful (comparative) most despairful (superlative)

Derived Forms

despairfully despairfulness

Questions

How do you pronounce despairful?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɛːfəl/.
What does despairful mean?
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
Where does despairful come from?
From despair + -ful.

How to pronounce despairful

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