stuckuppishness
The word 'stuck-uppishness' is divided into four syllables: stuck-up-pish-ness. It consists of the prefix 'stuck', root 'up', and suffixes '-ish' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on 'pish'. Syllabification follows standard CVC and VC rules.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being pretentiously or affectedly superior; snobbery.
“Her stuck-uppishness was off-putting to everyone she met.”
“He couldn't stand her stuck-uppishness and refused to speak to her.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('pish').
Syllables
stuck — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. up — Open syllable, VC structure.. pish — Closed syllable, CVC structure, 'sh' digraph.. ness — Open syllable, CVS structure, noun-forming suffix.
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CVC Syllable Rule
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant structures are typically divided into separate syllables.
VC Syllable Rule
Vowel-Consonant structures are typically open syllables.
Suffix Division
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The compound 'stuck-up' could be debated, but pronunciation supports a four-syllable division.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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