Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retchless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retch-less
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

careless; reckless

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English recche (“care, heed”) + -less. Compare English reckless.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more retchless (comparative) most retchless (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

retch retchlessly retchlessness

Questions

What does retchless mean?
careless; reckless
Where does retchless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce retchless

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