Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divertive

/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-vertive
IPA: /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

fun; amusing; interesting.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"things of a pleasant and divertive nature"
"Divertive theoretic and historic considerations have been scrupulously avoided."

Etymology

From divert + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: divert

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more divertive (comparative) most divertive (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce divertive?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪv/.
What does divertive mean?: fun; amusing; interesting.
Where does divertive come from?: From divert + -ive.

How to pronounce divertive

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