Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fowlerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fow-le-ri-an
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), English lexicographer and commentator on usage of the language.

Example Sentences

"Online dictionaries and grammars are likely to influence usage much more than their traditional Fowlerian counterparts ever did."

Etymology

From Fowler + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Fowler

Inflected Forms

more Fowlerian (comparative) most Fowlerian (superlative)

Questions

What does fowlerian mean?: Of or relating to Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), English lexicographer and commentator on usage of the language.
Where does fowlerian come from?: From Fowler + -ian.

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