Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macbethian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mac-bethi-an
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (circa 1603–1607) about a regicide and the supernatural.

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Etymology

From Macbeth + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Macbethian (comparative) most Macbethian (superlative) Macbethan (alternative)

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What does macbethian mean?
Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (circa 1603–1607) about a regicide and the supernatural.
Where does macbethian come from?
From Macbeth + -ian.

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