Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loutsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lout-some
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic or typical of a lout

Example Sentences

"I am at a loss to know what I shall do for spills when she marries the loutsome young hobbledehoy."
"They were a loutsome source of irritation and responsible for much septic poisoning."

Etymology

From lout + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lout

Inflected Forms

more loutsome (comparative) most loutsome (superlative)

Questions

What does loutsome mean?: Characteristic or typical of a lout
Where does loutsome come from?: From lout + -some.

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