Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bespeakable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-speak-able
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be bespoken or requested at one's convenience.

Example Sentences

"Of subject and invention we have still very little. These we can only obtain from inventors or men of genius — not a bespeakable class by any manner of means."

Etymology

From bespeak + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bespeak

Inflected Forms

more bespeakable (comparative) most bespeakable (superlative)

Questions

What does bespeakable mean?: Able to be bespoken or requested at one's convenience.
Where does bespeakable come from?: From bespeak + -able.

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