Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palmary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pal-mary
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthy of the palm; preeminent; superior.

adj

Principal; chief.

adj

Etymology

From Latin palmarius, palmaris (“belonging to palms, deserving the palm or prize”). Cognate to Spanish palmario.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: palmarius

Inflected Forms

more palmary (comparative) most palmary (superlative)

Questions

What does palmary mean?: Worthy of the palm; preeminent; superior.
Where does palmary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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