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philistinish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
philis-tin-ish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art or culture.

Etymology

From philistine + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more philistinish (comparative) most philistinish (superlative)

Questions

What does philistinish mean?
Like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art or culture.
Where does philistinish come from?
From philistine + -ish.

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