Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scampish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scamp-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a scamp; knavish.

Etymology

Etymology tree English scamp Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English scampish From scamp + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more scampish (comparative) most scampish (superlative)

Derived Forms

scampishly scampishness

Questions

What does scampish mean?: Resembling a scamp; knavish.
Where does scampish come from?: Etymology tree English scamp Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English scampish From scamp + -ish.

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