Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obsecratory

/ɑbˈsɛkɹəˌtɔɚɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-se-cra-to-ry
IPA: /ɑbˈsɛkɹəˌtɔɚɹi/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Oh, that we could at last now entertain that gracious and obsecratory charge of the blessed Apostle of the Gentiles […]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑbˈsɛkɹəˌtɔɚɹi/
British English: /ɒbˈsɛkɹətəɹi/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more obsecratory (comparative) most obsecratory (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce obsecratory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑbˈsɛkɹəˌtɔɚɹi/.
What does obsecratory mean?: Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory.

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