Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forefatherly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-fa-ther-ly
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a forefather.

Etymology

From forefather + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more forefatherly (comparative) most forefatherly (superlative)

Questions

What does forefatherly mean?
Characteristic of a forefather.
Where does forefatherly come from?
From forefather + -ly.

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