Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirgelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dirge-like
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing

Example Sentences

"Her “Coronation Theme: Organon,” made of black stereo speakers stacked up to the ceiling, sends dirgelike royal fanfares laced with the noise of shouting crowds shuddering through the room."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dirge Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English dirgelike From dirge + -like.

Inflected Forms

more dirgelike (comparative) most dirgelike (superlative) dirge-like (alternative)

Questions

What does dirgelike mean?: Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing
Where does dirgelike come from?: Etymology tree English dirge Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English dirgelike From dirge + -like.

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