Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

procrustesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-cruste-sian
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dated form of procrustean.

Dated

Etymology

From Procrustes + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Procrustesian (comparative) most Procrustesian (superlative)

Questions

What does procrustesian mean?
Dated form of procrustean.
Where does procrustesian come from?
From Procrustes + -ian.

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