Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

querysome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: querysome
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by inquiry, inquisitiveness, or inquisition.

Example Sentences

"“Including having a bouncer on the premises?” “A bouncer?” “A guy in a uniform who gets rid of querysome people by talking their hind legs off—but making it clear that if necessary he'd pull them off with his bare hands.”"
"Elizabeth gave him a querysome look and tapped her pencil stub on her little pad of paper. “You just asked for my speciality without me even tellin' you about it. I don't recognize you and I doubt my pie is all that famous.”"

Etymology

From query + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: query

Inflected Forms

more querysome (comparative) most querysome (superlative) querisome (alternative)

Questions

What does querysome mean?: Characterised or marked by inquiry, inquisitiveness, or inquisition.
Where does querysome come from?: From query + -some.

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