Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broughtonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
broughto-ni-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Jack Broughton (c. 1703–1789), English bare-knuckle boxer.

Etymology

From Broughton + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Broughtonian (comparative) most Broughtonian (superlative)

Questions

What does broughtonian mean?
Of or relating to Jack Broughton (c. 1703–1789), English bare-knuckle boxer.
Where does broughtonian come from?
From Broughton + -ian.

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