Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hickish

/ˈhɪkɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hick-ish
IPA: /ˈhɪkɪʃ/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a hick, or unsophisticated rural person.

Etymology

From hick + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hick

Inflected Forms

more hickish (comparative) most hickish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hickish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪkɪʃ/.
What does hickish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a hick, or unsophisticated rural person.
Where does hickish come from?: From hick + -ish.

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