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11 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one
originEtymology tree English euphemism Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English euphemistic From euphemism + -tic.
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Words from these letters
- mephitic 17
- euphemist 16
- epistemic 15
- pumicites 15
- hempiest 15
- humpiest 15
- mephitis 15
- shiptime 15
- chimps 15
- chumps 15
- pumicite 14
- chemise 14