Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pertingent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-tin-gent
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Touching; having direct contact with.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin pertingent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pertingent (comparative) most pertingent (superlative)

Synonyms

juxtacrine

Questions

What does pertingent mean?
Touching; having direct contact with.
Where does pertingent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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