Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zarfian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zarfi-an
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Andrew Plotkin ("Zarf", born 1970), a writer and critic of interactive fiction.

Example Sentences

"This "game" is obviously an elaborate Rorschach test administered to the unsuspecting denizens of rec.*.if, whose reactions have no doubt been tabulated and incorporated into some sinister Zarfian plot - to what dark end, I shudder to imagine."
"Zarfian surrealism without Zarfian skill or subtlety. Beats reader over the head a bit with emotions."
"The “Zarfian Cruelty Scale” rates games as Merciful, Polite, Tough, Nasty, or Cruel. The scale describes how works of IF become unwinnable, especially how and when the interactor (here a player, and one trying to win) learns this."

Etymology

Zarf + -ian

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ian

Inflected Forms

more Zarfian (comparative) most Zarfian (superlative)

Questions

What does zarfian mean?: Of or relating to Andrew Plotkin ("Zarf", born 1970), a writer and critic of interactive fiction.
Where does zarfian come from?: Zarf + -ian

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