Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duckish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: duck-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristically resembling a duck; somewhat ducklike

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We are quite plainly conscious that the “ears” of the rabbity figure are identical with the “bill” of the duckish figure, that the slight notch on the back of the duckish figure's “head” is the “mouth” of the rabbity figure."
"[…] robins, hitch sparrows, whitethroats, chickadees, all kinds of them singing their hearts out. They would keep at that until the sun came up and then slack off. And then again at duckish, if it was a civil evening, you'd hear them […]"

Etymology

From duck + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: duck

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more duckish (comparative) most duckish (superlative)

Synonyms

crepusculum dimmity mirkning

Questions

What does duckish mean?: Characteristically resembling a duck; somewhat ducklike
Where does duckish come from?: From duck + -ish.

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