Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semibarbarous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semibar-barous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partially barbarous; not fully civilised.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Arndt, a German and the Government doctor, invited me to stay at his house while in Coupang, and I gladly accepted his offer, as I only intended making a short visit. We at first began speaking French, but he got on so badly that we soon passed insensibly into Malay; and we afterwards held long discussions on literary, scientific, and philosophical questions in that semi-barbarous language, whose deficiencies we made up by the free use of French or Latin words."

Etymology

From semi- + barbarous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Frequently Paired Words

semibarbarian

Questions

What does semibarbarous mean?: Partially barbarous; not fully civilised.
Where does semibarbarous come from?: From semi- + barbarous.

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