Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perforative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-fo-ra-tive
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the power to perforate or pierce; piercing.

Dated

Example Sentences

"perforative hit"
"perforative peritonitis"
"perforative ulceration"

Etymology

Compare French perforatif.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more perforative (comparative) most perforative (superlative)

Questions

What does perforative mean?: Having the power to perforate or pierce; piercing.
Where does perforative come from?: Compare French perforatif.

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