Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-protective

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
self--pro-tec-tive
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the ability to protect oneself.

Inflected Forms

more self-protective (comparative) most self-protective (superlative)

Questions

What does self-protective mean?
Of or pertaining to the ability to protect oneself.

How to pronounce self-protective

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