Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

killographic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kil-lo-graph-ic
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Featuring graphic depictions of violence, especially of an intensity or form considered excessive and socially harmful.

Example Sentences

"There's something of the chicken-and-egg debate about killographic video games. Do they produce real-world aggression, or are the games merely mirroring actual violence in our society?"

Etymology

From kill + -o- + -graphic, on the pattern of pornographic. Coined by the National Institute on Media and the Family in 2003.

Inflected Forms

more killographic (comparative) most killographic (superlative)

Questions

What does killographic mean?: Featuring graphic depictions of violence, especially of an intensity or form considered excessive and socially harmful.
Where does killographic come from?: From kill + -o- + -graphic, on the pattern of pornographic. Coined by the National Institute on Media and the Family in 2003.

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