Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glaikit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glaik-it
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Senseless; silly, foolish.

Example Sentences

"All the same, he thought, Duror had the appearance of a drunk man, unshaven, slack-mouthed, mumbling, rather glaikit."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots glaikit.

Inflected Forms

more glaikit (comparative) most glaikit (superlative)

Derived Forms

glaikitness

Questions

What does glaikit mean?: Senseless; silly, foolish.
Where does glaikit come from?: Borrowed from Scots glaikit.

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