Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impeditive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pedi-tive
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing or being a hindrance; impeding.

Example Sentences

"cumbersome, and impeditive of motion"
"the impeditive interposition of many great rivers"
"a factor impeditive to its influence"

Etymology

Compare French impéditif, Italian impeditivo, and Portuguese impeditivo.

Inflected Forms

more impeditive (comparative) most impeditive (superlative)

Questions

What does impeditive mean?: Causing or being a hindrance; impeding.
Where does impeditive come from?: Compare French impéditif, Italian impeditivo, and Portuguese impeditivo.

How to pronounce impeditive

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