Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proxmired

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prox-mired
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obstructed to find fault.

Etymology

From Proxmire + -ed, after William Proxmire (1915–2005), American Democratic politician who issued an annual "Golden Fleece Award" to focus media attention on projects he viewed as a self-serving waste of tax dollars.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Proxmire

Questions

What does proxmired mean?: Obstructed to find fault.
Where does proxmired come from?: From Proxmire + -ed, after William Proxmire (1915–2005), American Democratic politician who issued an annual "Golden Fleece Award" to focus media attention on projects he viewed as a self-serving waste of tax dollars.

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