Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undulatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: un-du-la-to-ry
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That undulates, or that causes undulations

Example Sentences

"His body was contracted and bent towards them, and described an undulatory movement like that of a worm writhing."

Etymology

From undulate + -ory.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: undulate

Derived Forms

nonundulatory subundulatory undulatoriness

Synonyms

undulant

Questions

What does undulatory mean?: That undulates, or that causes undulations
Where does undulatory come from?: From undulate + -ory.

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