Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exasperative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-as-per-a-tive
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From exasperate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more exasperative (comparative) most exasperative (superlative)

Questions

What does exasperative mean?
exasperating; causing annoyance
Where does exasperative come from?
From exasperate + -ive.

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