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phthisical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ph-thisi-cal
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

phthisic

Etymology

From Latin phthisicus, from Ancient Greek: compare French phthisique. See phthisis.

Derived Forms

antiphthisical prephthisical

Questions

What does phthisical mean?
phthisic
Where does phthisical come from?
From Latin phthisicus, from Ancient Greek: compare French phthisique. See phthisis.

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