Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eurosceptic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: eu-roscep-tic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is sceptical of European integration, such as the EEC, the EC, the EP, the EU, the Euro, etc.

British usage

noun

One who is skeptical of increasing the powers of the European Union

adj

Of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism

British usage

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Eurosceptic.

Example Sentences

"For all the talk of increased numbers and new alliances though, there are question marks over whether the Euroskeptics are capable of forming a single coherent parliamentary force."

Etymology

From Euro- + sceptic.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Eurosceptics (plural) Euro-sceptic (alternative) Euroskeptic (alternative) Euro-skeptic (alternative) more Eurosceptic (comparative) most Eurosceptic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Eurosceptical Euroscepticism

Questions

What does eurosceptic mean?: One who is sceptical of European integration, such as the EEC, the EC, the EP, the EU, the Euro, etc.
Where does eurosceptic come from?: From Euro- + sceptic.

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