Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilferable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pil-fer-able
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that can be pilfered

Example Sentences

"In 2001 the Navy modified its policy concerning pilferable property by changing the definition of what it considered pilferable property."

Etymology

From pilfer + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pilfer

Inflected Forms

more pilferable (comparative) most pilferable (superlative)

Questions

What does pilferable mean?: that can be pilfered
Where does pilferable come from?: From pilfer + -able.

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