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Hyphenation of cutthroat

How to hyphenate cutthroat

Because it is a word with a single syllable, cutthroat is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

cutthroat
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: cutthroat

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.

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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.