Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mutilative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mu-tila-tive
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing or relating to mutilation.

Example Sentences

"The patient engaged in self-mutilative behaviours."

Etymology

From mutilate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mutilate

Questions

What does mutilative mean?: Causing or relating to mutilation.
Where does mutilative come from?: From mutilate + -ive.

How to pronounce mutilative

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