Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lambish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lam-bish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a lamb; lamblike

adj

Etymology

From Middle English lambish, lambisch, equivalent to lamb + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lambish
Suffix: lamb

Inflected Forms

more lambish (comparative) most lambish (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

sheepish

Questions

What does lambish mean?: Characteristic of a lamb; lamblike
Where does lambish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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