Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islandish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: is-landish
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or characteristic of an island; insular.

Example Sentences

"He being, of himself, so bent: As, purposing, first, Inuincibly to Fortify the Chiefest and Vttermost Walls of his Ilandish Monarchy, against all Forreyn Encombrance possible […]."

Etymology

From island + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: island

Inflected Forms

more islandish (comparative) most islandish (superlative)

Questions

What does islandish mean?: Pertaining to or characteristic of an island; insular.
Where does islandish come from?: From island + -ish.

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