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kleptomaniacal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
klep-to-ma-ni-a-cal
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.

Etymology

From kleptomaniac + -al.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more kleptomaniacal (comparative) most kleptomaniacal (superlative)

Derived Forms

kleptomaniacally

Questions

What does kleptomaniacal mean?
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
Where does kleptomaniacal come from?
From kleptomaniac + -al.

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