Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghostsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ghost-some
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by ghosts; ghostly

Example Sentences

"Brave Truman trekked'n'climbed for three solid days an' had varyin' adventurin's what I ain't time to tell you now, but he s'vived 'em all till he was up that feary'n'ghostsome summit in the clouds what you can see from anywhere on Big I an' so high up he cudn't see the world b'low."
"Said Wezel, that is a brilliant idea and the same time to[o] ghostsome but I love the way you keep your mind at work said his master."
"Mr Joseph walked in the forest to its deep without hesitation, until he passed a certain four way crossroad called Tshipukumanyunyu which means “Ghostsome”."

Etymology

From ghost + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ghost

Inflected Forms

more ghostsome (comparative) most ghostsome (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

ghastsome hauntsome

Questions

What does ghostsome mean?: Marked by ghosts; ghostly
Where does ghostsome come from?: From ghost + -some.

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