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tempestive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tem-pes-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

seasonable; timely

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin tempestivus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tempestive (comparative) most tempestive (superlative)

Derived Forms

tempestively tempestivity

Synonyms

opportune timesome

Questions

What does tempestive mean?
seasonable; timely
Where does tempestive come from?
From Latin tempestivus.

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