Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leftish

/ˈlɛftɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: left-ish
IPA: /ˈlɛftɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Leaning towards the political left.

Etymology

Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English leftish From left + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more leftish (comparative) most leftish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce leftish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛftɪʃ/.
What does leftish mean?: Leaning towards the political left.
Where does leftish come from?: Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English leftish From left + -ish.

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