Speakur

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regardful

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdfʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-gard-ful
IPA
/ɹɪˈɡɑːdfʊl/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Respectful.

adj

Watchful, observant.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From regard + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɹɪˈɡɑːdfʊl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more regardful (comparative) most regardful (superlative)

Derived Forms

disregardful regardfully regardfulness unregardful

Synonyms

deferent deferential

Questions

How do you pronounce regardful?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈɡɑːdfʊl/.
What does regardful mean?
Respectful.
Where does regardful come from?
From regard + -ful.

How to pronounce regardful

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