Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antirural

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiru-ral
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Biased against rural areas or people.

Example Sentences

"In New Jersey’s smallest municipalities, whose state aid has been slashed in an attempt to prod them into consolidating with neighboring communities, some residents called the budget cuts antirural."

Etymology

From anti- + rural.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antirural (comparative) most antirural (superlative)

Questions

What does antirural mean?: Biased against rural areas or people.
Where does antirural come from?: From anti- + rural.

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