slipperytongued
Syllables
slip-per-y-tong-ued
Pronunciation
/ˈslɪpəri ˈtʌŋɡd/
Stress
10010
Morphemes
slip, tongue + -ery, -ed
The word 'slippery-tongued' is an adjective divided into five syllables with primary stress on 'slip' and 'tong'. It's formed from Old English roots with suffixes indicating state and past participle/adjective formation. Syllabification follows standard English rules of onset maximization and vowel-following consonant division.
Definitions
- 1
Having a tendency to say things easily and smoothly, often deceptively or insincerely.
“The politician was a slippery-tongued orator, able to convince anyone of anything.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable of 'slippery' and the second syllable of 'tongued'.
Syllables
slip — Open syllable, stressed.. per — Open syllable, unstressed.. y — Open syllable, unstressed.. tong — Open syllable, stressed.. ued — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Onset Maximization
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- The pronunciation of the '-ed' suffix is context-dependent.
- Compound word structure requires careful morphemic boundary consideration.
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