Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kickish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kick-ish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Liable to kick.

Example Sentences

"I mean no offence to you, Mr. Collier, but I am thinking if they buckle the girth much tighter, the horse will grow kickish."
"“You're a kickish young colt!” cried Sir John."

Etymology

From kick + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: kick

Inflected Forms

more kickish (comparative) most kickish (superlative)

Questions

What does kickish mean?: Liable to kick.
Where does kickish come from?: From kick + -ish.

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