Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentilish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gen-til-ish
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

heathenish; pagan

Archaic

Example Sentences

"filing the tongue of Scripture to a Gentilish Idiom"
"Gentilish Prophet"
"Gentilish elements"

Etymology

From gentile + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gentile

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more gentilish (comparative) most gentilish (superlative)

Questions

What does gentilish mean?: heathenish; pagan
Where does gentilish come from?: From gentile + -ish.

How to pronounce gentilish

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