Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outstrengthed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-strengthed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outmatched or defeated in terms of strength.

verb

simple past and past participle of outstrength

Example Sentences

"The idea that Kruger was reluctant to fight the British army, or that he had any idea that his burghers would be outstrengthed, may be dismissed."
"Crenshaw was outweighed and outstrengthed; and Harleston quickly bore him to the floor, where a sharp blow on the fingers sent the automatic flying."
"[…] and then the panic and fear as her murderer grabs her around the throat and the struggles begin and then the moment when she first sees that her killer has her outstrengthed, out-maneuvered, and the futile grappling, the desperate, horrible panicked exertion and gasping for air, […]"

Etymology

From outstrength + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: outstrength

Questions

What does outstrengthed mean?: Outmatched or defeated in terms of strength.
Where does outstrengthed come from?: From outstrength + -ed.

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