Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heath robinsonian

/hiːθɹɒbɪnˈsəʊnɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heath robin-so-ni-an
IPA: /hiːθɹɒbɪnˈsəʊnɪən/

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Elaborate and impractical.

Example Sentences

"Later, when I was not in quite such a vulnerable position, I decided that it was a ridiculously convoluted, Heath Robinsonian piece of machinery, a bit much even for Mycroft."
"In the eyes of the anti-Bismarck fronde, the chancellor's remarkable web of transcontinental commitments looked less like a system than a creaking Heath-Robinsonian contraption, a flimsy joist-work of ‘plasters and patches’ designed to avoid the pressing choices that confronted the German Empire in an increasingly dangerous world."

Etymology

From Heath Robinson + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Heath Robinson

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /hiːθɹɒbɪnˈsəʊnɪən/

Inflected Forms

more Heath Robinsonian (comparative) most Heath Robinsonian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce heath robinsonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /hiːθɹɒbɪnˈsəʊnɪən/.
What does heath robinsonian mean?: Elaborate and impractical.
Where does heath robinsonian come from?: From Heath Robinson + -ian.

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