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deterrently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ter-rent-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that deters, or serves as a deterrent.

Etymology

From deterrent + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more deterrently (comparative) most deterrently (superlative)

Questions

What does deterrently mean?
In a way that deters, or serves as a deterrent.
Where does deterrently come from?
From deterrent + -ly.

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