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slippery-tongued

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
Enriched
5syllables

slipperytongued

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

slip-per-y-tong-ued

Pronunciation

/ˈslɪp.ə.ri ˈtʌŋd/

Stress

10010

Morphemes

slip/tongue + -ery/-ed

The word 'slippery-tongued' is a hyphenated adjective divided into five syllables: slip-per-y-tong-ued. Stress falls on the first syllable of each component. It's formed from the roots 'slip' and 'tongue' with suffixes '-ery' and '-ed' respectively. Syllabification follows standard VCV and consonant cluster rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having a tendency to say things that are deceptive or insincere.

    “He was a slippery-tongued politician.”

    syn:evasivedeceptive
    ant:honesttruthful

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the first syllable of 'slippery' and the first syllable of 'tongued'.

Syllables

5
slip/slɪp/
per/pər/
y/i/
tong/tʌŋ/
ued/d/

slip — Open syllable, stressed.. per — Closed syllable, unstressed.. y — Syllabic consonant, unstressed.. tong — Open syllable, stressed.. ued — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

slip/tongue

Old English origins

suf

-ery/-ed

Nominalizing/Adjectival suffixes

Similar Words

quick­lyhap­pi­lycare­ful­ly

VCV Rule

Dividing between vowels in a vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Keeping consonant clusters together within a syllable.

Syllabic Consonant Rule

Allowing syllabic consonants to form a syllable on their own.

  • Hyphenated compound word requiring separate syllabification of components.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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