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wimpish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wimp-ish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a wimp.

Etymology

Etymology tree English wimp Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English wimpish From wimp + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more wimpish (comparative) most wimpish (superlative)

Derived Forms

wimpishly wimpishness

Synonyms

wimpy

Questions

What does wimpish mean?
Characteristic of a wimp.
Where does wimpish come from?
Etymology tree English wimp Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English wimpish From wimp + -ish.

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