Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

killingry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: killingry
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The systems and institutions which lead to killing, considered collectively.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That's a very simplified reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union. Soviet Union collapsed because it went bankrupt due to placing more importance on emphasis on military spending than economic investment. More killingry and less livingry."
"The irony of course, was that Brand understood that most of the financing for Engelbart's work was flowing from the fount of "killingry"—the government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA."

Etymology

Coined by American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller from killing + -ry, modelled on weaponry.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: killing

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

livingry

Questions

What does killingry mean?: The systems and institutions which lead to killing, considered collectively.
Where does killingry come from?: Coined by American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller from killing + -ry, modelled on weaponry.

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