Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lewinskian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lewin-skian
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or reminiscent of Monica Lewinsky, who was involved in a 1998 sex scandal with US President Bill Clinton.

Example Sentences

"Did you know that probing the seamy underbelly of US lexicography reveals ideological strife and controversy and intrigue and nastiness and fervor on a near-Lewinskian scale?"
"One journalist notoriously announced that she herself would have been happy to perform a Lewinskian service for the president in gratitude for his having kept abortion legal […]"

Etymology

From Lewinsky + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Lewinsky

Inflected Forms

more Lewinskian (comparative) most Lewinskian (superlative)

Questions

What does lewinskian mean?: Of, relating to, or reminiscent of Monica Lewinsky, who was involved in a 1998 sex scandal with US President Bill Clinton.
Where does lewinskian come from?: From Lewinsky + -an.

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