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ribaldish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ribald-ish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a ribald; disposed to ribaldry.

Archaic

Example Sentences

  • "They have a ribaldish tongue."

Etymology

From ribald + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ribaldish (comparative) most ribaldish (superlative)

Questions

What does ribaldish mean?
Like a ribald; disposed to ribaldry.
Where does ribaldish come from?
From ribald + -ish.

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