Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guttersome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gut-ter-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic or indicative of a gutter

Example Sentences

"...orientation of dichotomous hauling strange ambiverance...telltale of strangling ululating guttersome fiction out of still lack of hauling intelligence to cap on smooth march of freedom parade...skillful narration,...navigators persistence invincible ..."
"Two rivers ran, and met, and became one big old thing, the Gross Tar, guttersome and groaning as it passed out of city limits through the stubs of a bridge, through shantytowns in New Crobuzon's orbit, looking for the sea."

Etymology

From gutter + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gutter

Inflected Forms

more guttersome (comparative) most guttersome (superlative)

Questions

What does guttersome mean?: Characteristic or indicative of a gutter
Where does guttersome come from?: From gutter + -some.

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