malapropistic

mal·a·prop·ism

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mal-uh-prop-iz-uh m]
- /ˈmæl ə prɒpˌɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mal-uh-prop-iz-uh m]
- /ˈmæl ə prɒpˌɪz əm/

Definitions of malapropistic word

noun malapropistic an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. 1
noun malapropistic an instance of this, as in “Lead the way and we'll precede.”. 1

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Origin of malapropistic

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; Malaprop + -ism

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Parts of speech for Malapropistic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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malapropistic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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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