Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinsterlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spin-ster-like
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a spinster.

Etymology

From spinster + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more spinsterlike (comparative) most spinsterlike (superlative)

Derived Forms

unspinsterlike

Synonyms

spinsterly

Questions

What does spinsterlike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a spinster.
Where does spinsterlike come from?
From spinster + -like.

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