Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rammish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ram-mish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a ram

adj

rank, foul, or lascivious.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English rammysh, rammyssh, equivalent to ram + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rammysh
Suffix: ram

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more rammish (comparative) most rammish (superlative)

Derived Forms

rammishly rammishness

Questions

What does rammish mean?: Resembling a ram
Where does rammish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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