Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

usurpatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: usurpa-to-ry
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to usurp.

adj

Of or resulting from usurpation.

Example Sentences

"Kant was concerned about certain metaphysical notions, but we think that usurpatory concepts reflect a general phenomenon of language as it evolves over time."

Inflected Forms

more usurpatory (comparative) most usurpatory (superlative)

Questions

What does usurpatory mean?: Tending to usurp.

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