Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embelif

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-be-lif
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Oblique.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English embelif (“oblique (adj.); obliquely (adv.)”) (compare Middle English embelink), from Old French en belif / beslif, related to Latin ob-līquus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: embelif, en belif, oblīquus

Questions

What does embelif mean?
Oblique.
Where does embelif come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce embelif

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