ecocidal
/iːkə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Destructive of the environment.
Example Sentences
- "Awareness of the ecocidal propensities of the rural population coincided with the first reckless surge of modern industry."
Etymology
Etymology tree English ecocide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English ecocidal From ecocide + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /iːkə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/
Inflected Forms
more ecocidal (comparative)
most ecocidal (superlative)