gainstriving
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
present participle and gerund of gainstrive
Example Sentences
- "[…] if in peace and quietness we are so fainthearted, that with every small breath or wind of temptation we are blown away from God, and without any gainstriving are carried headlong into all kind of wickedness and mischief?"
Etymology
From gainstrive + -ing.