Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underpetticoat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-pet-ti-coat
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.

Example Sentences

"I beheld the charmingest creature in the world, supporting herself on the arm of the gasping Dorcas, sighing, trembling, and ready to faint, with nothing on but an under-petticoat […]."

Etymology

From under- + petticoat.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

underpetticoats (plural) under-petticoat (alternative)

Derived Forms

underpetticoated

Questions

What does underpetticoat mean?: A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.
Where does underpetticoat come from?: From under- + petticoat.

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