Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaculatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jac-u-la-to-ry
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Darting, shooting or throwing out suddenly

Archaic

adj

suddenly thrown out

adj

exclamatory; uttered in short sentences

adj

Archaic

Example Sentences

"jaculatory weapons"
"jaculatory prayers"
"jaculatory vessels"

Etymology

Latin jaculatorius: compare French jaculatoire.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more jaculatory (comparative) most jaculatory (superlative)

Questions

What does jaculatory mean?: Darting, shooting or throwing out suddenly
Where does jaculatory come from?: Latin jaculatorius: compare French jaculatoire.

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