Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vampiric

/væmˈpɪɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: vam-pir-ic
IPA: /væmˈpɪɹɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the traits of a vampire.

noun

A vampire or vampire-like creature.

Example Sentences

"(Admittedly, the fact that Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s vampiric treasury secretary, was a Fury Road executive producer complicates this whole parallel. I don’t know what to do with that. Even pieces of shit can, I suppose, be involved with great things from time to time.)"
"Vampirics kill to eat, not to play. Mostly."
"You should know Jakob; you are one of the oldest Vampirics we have here besides Braedon and me."

Etymology

Etymology tree French vampirebor. English vampire Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vampiric From vampire + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more vampiric (comparative) most vampiric (superlative) vampirics (plural)

Derived Forms

unvampiric vampirically

Synonyms

vampirey vampirical vampirine

Rhymes With

lyric stratospheric satiric pyrrhic hemispheric rearick wyrick irick wirick jirik

Questions

How do you pronounce vampiric?: The recorded pronunciation is /væmˈpɪɹɪk/.
What does vampiric mean?: Having the traits of a vampire.
Where does vampiric come from?: Etymology tree French vampirebor. English vampire Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vampiric From vampire + -ic.

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