Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petticoatless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ti-coat-less
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a petticoat.

Example Sentences

"Though she consoled herself that the petticoatless performers, both male and female, were well clad underneath with "draws," she regretted the loss of "delicacy, modesty and diffidence" involved in the entire presentation."

Etymology

From petticoat + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: petticoat

Questions

What does petticoatless mean?: Without a petticoat.
Where does petticoatless come from?: From petticoat + -less.

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