antepenultimate

[ an-tee-pi-nuhl-tuh-mit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

antepenultimate

/ ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmɪt /

First recorded in 1670–80; antepenult + (ult)imate

Only six thousand pounds now required for the great ultimate, or penultimate, or antepenultimate effort.

Even when the stress falls on this antepenultimate i, it is short in English speech.

It need hardly be said that 'tea-houses' like 'grandfathers' has the stress on the antepenultimate.

It lies between the penultimate and antepenultimate pair of legs.

On that place, if it be on the penultimate or antepenultimate, the accent should be laid in English.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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