Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raillike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rail-like
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a rail (the bird).

Example Sentences

"This is the only long flight I have seen and it reminded me of the flight of a water ouzel. The other two flights I have seen were short and raillike."

Etymology

From rail + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rail

Inflected Forms

more raillike (comparative) most raillike (superlative)

Questions

What does raillike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a rail (the bird).
Where does raillike come from?: From rail + -like.

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