Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strifeful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: strife-ful
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of strife; quarrelsome, polemic, contentious.

Example Sentences

"But strifull minde, and diuerse qualitee / Drew them in parts, and each made others foe [...]."

Etymology

From strife + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: strife

Inflected Forms

more strifeful (comparative) most strifeful (superlative) strifull (alternative)

Antonyms

strifeless

Questions

What does strifeful mean?: Full of strife; quarrelsome, polemic, contentious.
Where does strifeful come from?: From strife + -ful.

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