Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccarthyite

/məkˈɑɹθiˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: mc-carthyite
IPA: /məkˈɑɹθiˌaɪt/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to McCarthyism

noun

A follower of McCarthyism; a McCarthyist

Example Sentences

"By that late date, however, the golden age of the lurid paperback book was pretty much over, and the sort of punishment meted out to Aday and Maxey for flaunting the sexual mores of a McCarthyite culture would soon be a thing of the past."

Etymology

Etymology tree Irish Mac Carthaighbor. English McCarthy Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English McCarthyite From McCarthy + -ite.

Inflected Forms

more McCarthyite (comparative) most McCarthyite (superlative) McCarthyites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mccarthyite?: The recorded pronunciation is /məkˈɑɹθiˌaɪt/.
What does mccarthyite mean?: Of or pertaining to McCarthyism
Where does mccarthyite come from?: Etymology tree Irish Mac Carthaighbor. English McCarthy Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English McCarthyite From McCarthy + -ite.

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