Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nebbishlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neb-bish-like
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling, or characteristic of, a nebbish

Example Sentences

"Despite his nebbishlike looks, average height, serious eyeglasses and all-black attire, Mr. Luchini knows how to fill a landmark space with his presence."

Etymology

Etymology tree English nebbish Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English nebbishlike From nebbish + -like.

Inflected Forms

more nebbishlike (comparative) most nebbishlike (superlative) nebbish-like (alternative)

Synonyms

nebbishy

Questions

What does nebbishlike mean?: Resembling, or characteristic of, a nebbish
Where does nebbishlike come from?: Etymology tree English nebbish Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English nebbishlike From nebbish + -like.

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