Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbellic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-bel-lic
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not warlike or martial.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin imbellis, from im- = in- (“not”) + bellum (“war”). Compare Latin bellicus (“warlike”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more imbellic (comparative) most imbellic (superlative)

Questions

What does imbellic mean?
Not warlike or martial.
Where does imbellic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce imbellic

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