Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstringed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-stringed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

constrained; placed under obligation

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"c. 1528, Sir Gregory de Cassalis, Dr. Gardiner, and Dr. Fox […] , letter to Cardinal Wolsey His holiness shewed unto us, how much he and the see was and is obstringed and bound to your grace."

Etymology

See obstriction.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more obstringed (comparative) most obstringed (superlative)

Questions

What does obstringed mean?: constrained; placed under obligation
Where does obstringed come from?: See obstriction.

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