Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-sish
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prim and prudish.

Dated

Example Sentences

"You are not going to be Missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report."

Etymology

From miss + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: miss

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more missish (comparative) most missish (superlative)

Derived Forms

missishly missishness

Questions

What does missish mean?: Prim and prudish.
Where does missish come from?: From miss + -ish.

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