Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griefsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grief-some
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by grief; grievous.

Example Sentences

"Meronym's griefsome face jus' said, Nay, she's too far gone I can't do nothin', an' she kissed my sis's forehead g'bye, walked back sadsome into the rain."
"“Sure now Billy Smithers could see the Griefsome Gripper reachin' out for him. He charged me to tell ye, he loved ye as a person and a friend and he said to try my luck arm-wrestlin' wi' Mr. Bump.”"
"They will never part even though in mommy's heart she wishes daddy would leave forever. One grief-some January 25 mommy rested never to return for her and daddy went on a walk. “Where is mommy”, said baby but daddy couldn't talk."

Etymology

From grief + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grief

Inflected Forms

more griefsome (comparative) most griefsome (superlative) grief-some (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

grievesome

Questions

What does griefsome mean?: Marked by grief; grievous.
Where does griefsome come from?: From grief + -some.

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