Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punctuative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: punc-tu-a-tive
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suggesting or pertaining to punctuation.

Example Sentences

"After about 20 seconds, he ended his performance with a punctuative smack of the taut drum heads."

Etymology

From punctuate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: punctuate

Inflected Forms

more punctuative (comparative) most punctuative (superlative)

Questions

What does punctuative mean?: Suggesting or pertaining to punctuation.
Where does punctuative come from?: From punctuate + -ive.

How to pronounce punctuative

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