hunnish

Hun·nish

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhn-ish]
- /ˈhʌn ɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhn-ish]
- /ˈhʌn ɪʃ/

Definitions of hunnish word

adjective hunnish of or relating to the Huns. 1
adjective hunnish (sometimes lowercase) barbarous; destructive. 1
adjective hunnish of, relating to, or characteristic of the Huns 0
adjective hunnish barbarously destructive; vandalistic 0
adjective hunnish of, like, or characteristic of the Huns 0
adjective hunnish barbarous; savage and destructive 0

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Origin of hunnish

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; Hun + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Hunnish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hunnish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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