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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-priestly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
high---priest-ly
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or befitting a high priest.

Etymology

From high priest + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more high-priestly (comparative) most high-priestly (superlative)

Questions

What does high-priestly mean?
Of or befitting a high priest.
Where does high-priestly come from?
From high priest + -ly.

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