Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macbethan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mac-bethan
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of Macbethian.

Example Sentences

"Patrick O’Brien mixed water and gin to plague the wife of his bosom, as Macbethan witches mixed monstrous medleys to mar the fortune of Douglas; for though Pat in his cups is a comical chap, more given to fighting than fondling."
"By the way, writing of murders, is there not a great deal of fiction in the popular supposition that he who spills man’s blood becomes a victim to the gnawings of conscience, the pangs of remorse and various other unpleasant Macbethan sensations?"
"The frequency of occurrences of this class justifies the Macbethan inquiry, “Will the line stretch out till the crack o’doom?”"

Etymology

From Macbeth + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Macbeth

Inflected Forms

more Macbethan (comparative) most Macbethan (superlative)

Questions

What does macbethan mean?: Alternative form of Macbethian.
Where does macbethan come from?: From Macbeth + -an.

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