Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'clockish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: o'-clock-ish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

After a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.

Informal

Example Sentences

"We'll have dinner at seven o'clockish, depending on how soon Keith arrives."

Etymology

From o'clock + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: o'clock

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does o'clockish mean?: After a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.
Where does o'clockish come from?: From o'clock + -ish.

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