Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orkish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
ork-ish
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Variant of orcish. Popularized by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings.

Inflected Forms

more orkish (comparative) most orkish (superlative)

Derived Forms

orkishness

Frequently Paired Words

trollish

Questions

What does orkish mean?
Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc.
Where does orkish come from?
Variant of orcish. Popularized by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings.

How to pronounce orkish

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