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parsonish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-son-ish
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like, or befitting, a parson, especially pious or conservative.

Colloquial; Derogatory

Etymology

From parson + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more parsonish (comparative) most parsonish (superlative)

Questions

What does parsonish mean?
Like, or befitting, a parson, especially pious or conservative.
Where does parsonish come from?
From parson + -ish.

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