Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdemeanorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-de-meanorous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of a misdemeanor.

Example Sentences

"where they have been indicted for Trespasses and other misdemeanorous offences not of sufficient dignity to bring the Offenders under the Royal Pleasure."
"2008, Paris Hilton, Acting Like Herself Again In 'The Hottie' Washington Post We've seen the Paris of the reality show and a jillion paparazzi snaps, both glamorous and misdemeanorous."
"January 2016, Misdemeanorous Adventures of Kay & Caroline SnoodFire"

Etymology

From misdemeanor + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: misdemeanor

Inflected Forms

more misdemeanorous (comparative) most misdemeanorous (superlative) misdemeanourous (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

misdemean misdemeanorize misdemeanorization

Questions

What does misdemeanorous mean?: Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of a misdemeanor.
Where does misdemeanorous come from?: From misdemeanor + -ous.

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