Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

befangled

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-fan-gled
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Smartly dressed or decorated; bedizened.

British usage

Etymology

From be- + fangled.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more befangled (comparative) most befangled (superlative)

Questions

What does befangled mean?
Smartly dressed or decorated; bedizened.
Where does befangled come from?
From be- + fangled.

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