Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoodlumish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hood-lu-mish
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of hoodlums.

Example Sentences

"A hoodlumish mob of Democrats attacked a rival speaker at Smithfield, and the Republican chairman telegraphed Governor Russell for troops, a request with which he complied."

Etymology

From hoodlum + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hoodlum

Inflected Forms

more hoodlumish (comparative) most hoodlumish (superlative)

Questions

What does hoodlumish mean?: Characteristic of hoodlums.
Where does hoodlumish come from?: From hoodlum + -ish.

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