Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sublethal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: sub-lethal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Less than lethal.

Example Sentences

"a sublethal dose"
"A US study published earlier this year found that dust emitted when seeds treated with neonicotinoids are planted causes sub-lethal effects in caterpillars of the monarch butterfly."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English lethal English sublethal From sub- + lethal.

Inflected Forms

more sublethal (comparative) most sublethal (superlative)

Derived Forms

sublethally

Questions

What does sublethal mean?: Less than lethal.
Where does sublethal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English lethal English sublethal From sub- + lethal.

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