ombliferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

"There was an old person of Crete, Whose toilet was far from complete, She dressed in a sack Spickle-speckled with black, That ombliferous old person of Crete."
"The Corporation of Western Reserve University, with entire unanimity and ombliferous enthusiasm, made you to-day an LL. D. It is no small shakes of a hayseed College, I would have you know."
"“Don't be so ombliferous,” he said. My jaw dropped. The word was new."

Coined by British comic writer Edward Lear.

more ombliferous (comparative) most ombliferous (superlative)

How to pronounce ombliferous

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ombliferous”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ombliferous”.

Repeat and practice — Say “ombliferous” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.