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dropmeal

/ˈdɹɒpmiːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
drop-meal
IPA
/ˈdɹɒpmiːl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

One drop at a time, drop by drop.

Archaic

adv

By drops or small portions.

Archaic

Example Sentences

  • "deliuer their vrine but dropmeale and with difficultie"

Etymology

From Middle English dropmele, from Old English dropmǣlum (“one drop at a time”), equivalent to drop + -meal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dropmeale (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

dropwise

Questions

How do you pronounce dropmeal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɒpmiːl/.
What does dropmeal mean?
One drop at a time, drop by drop.
Where does dropmeal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce dropmeal

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