Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maledicent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
maledi-cent
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reproachful in speech.

Archaic

adj

Slanderous.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin maledicent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more maledicent (comparative) most maledicent (superlative)

Questions

What does maledicent mean?
Reproachful in speech.
Where does maledicent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce maledicent

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