Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barberish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-ber-ish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a barber.

Example Sentences

"His blue serge suit and red tie, his grey felt hat, seemed to emphasise his neat, rather barberish air."

Etymology

From barber + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: barber

Inflected Forms

more barberish (comparative) most barberish (superlative)

Questions

What does barberish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a barber.
Where does barberish come from?: From barber + -ish.

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