Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hispid

/ˈhɪspɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: hispid
IPA: /ˈhɪspɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered in short, stiff hairs.

Example Sentences

"The hispid hare inhabits forested areas."
"Sooner the in-ſide of thy hand ſhall grovv / Hiſped, and hairie, ere thy Palm ſhall knovv / A Poſtern-bribe tooke, or a Forked-Fee / To fetter Juſtice, vvhen She might be free."
"An erect, branching, hispid or glabrate annual, 1 ft. high. Radical leaves petioled, crowded, spreading on the ground, hispid with white hairs, lobes toothed; cauline entire or pinnatifid."
"Larger and stouter, less than a foot high, much branched, roughish-hispid: nutlets dull, with rounded sides, no angles, and a large and deep areola or scar."

Etymology

From Latin hispidus (“rough, hairy, bristly”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: hispidus

Inflected Forms

more hispid (comparative) most hispid (superlative)

Derived Forms

hispidate hispidity hispidulin hispidulous

Phrases

hispid cotton rat hispid hare hispid pocket mouse hispid starburr

Frequently Paired Words

spiny spiky

Synonyms

bristly

Questions

How do you pronounce hispid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪspɪd/.
What does hispid mean?: Covered in short, stiff hairs.
Where does hispid come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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