Hyphenation of cutthroat

How to hyphenate cutthroat

cutthroat is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, cutthroat is hyphenated as:

cut-throat

Syllables Count: 2
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 1

Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of cutthroat

cutthroat is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A murderer who slits the throats of victims.
noun
An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.
noun
A three-player pocket billiards game where the object is to be the last player with at least one ball still on the table.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Involving the cutting of throats
adjective
Of or relating to a card game where everyone plays for him or herself rather than playing with a partner.
Example: He found that playing cutthroat Spades was much more difficult than playing with a partner.
adjective
Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog
Example: Law is a cutthroat business, you always have to look out to see who is trying to outdo you.

Words nearby cutthroat

cutter-gig
cutter-off
cutter-out
cutter-rigged
cutter-up
cutterhead
cutterman
cutters
(cutthroat)
cutthroats
cutties
cuttikin
cutting
cuttingly
cuttingness
cuttings
cuttle

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.