Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detractable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-tractable
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being detracted.

Etymology

From detract + -able.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more detractable (comparative) most detractable (superlative)

Questions

What does detractable mean?
Capable of being detracted.
Where does detractable come from?
From detract + -able.

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