Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

root-bound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
root-bound
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

more root-bound (comparative) most root-bound (superlative)

Questions

What does root-bound mean?
Alternative form of rootbound.

How to pronounce root-bound

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