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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prick-eared

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
prick--eared
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having pointed ears.

Etymology

From Middle English prik-eryd.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more prick-eared (comparative) most prick-eared (superlative)

Synonyms

tulip-eared

Questions

What does prick-eared mean?
Having pointed ears.
Where does prick-eared come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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