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dorkish

/ˈdɔɹkɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dork-ish
IPA
/ˈdɔɹkɪʃ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dorky.

Informal

Etymology

From dork + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɔɹkɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dorkish (comparative) most dorkish (superlative)

Derived Forms

dorkishly dorkishness

Rhymes With

orcish porkish corkish

Questions

How do you pronounce dorkish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɔɹkɪʃ/.
What does dorkish mean?
Dorky.
Where does dorkish come from?
From dork + -ish.

How to pronounce dorkish

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