Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrewlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shrew-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.

Etymology

From shrew + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shrew

Inflected Forms

more shrewlike (comparative) most shrewlike (superlative)

Questions

What does shrewlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
Where does shrewlike come from?: From shrew + -like.

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