Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frittersome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frit-ter-some
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by frittering; wasteful, squandersome.

Example Sentences

"It was very seldom that she was ever stubborn, for despite her frittersome ways she really was very fond of her two daughters and could, by skilful management, be twisted around either of their little fingers."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fritter Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English frittersome From fritter + -some.

Inflected Forms

more frittersome (comparative) most frittersome (superlative)

Questions

What does frittersome mean?: Characterised or marked by frittering; wasteful, squandersome.
Where does frittersome come from?: Etymology tree English fritter Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English frittersome From fritter + -some.

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