Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protreptical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-trep-ti-cal
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Adapted to persuade; hortatory; persuasive.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From protreptic + -al.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more protreptical (comparative) most protreptical (superlative)

Questions

What does protreptical mean?
Adapted to persuade; hortatory; persuasive.
Where does protreptical come from?
From protreptic + -al.

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