Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quibblesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quib-ble-some
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by quibbling

Example Sentences

"My equivocation may seem quibblesome, but I can attest, from my personal experience of reading certain poetry, that this can happen; [...]"

Etymology

From quibble + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: quibble

Inflected Forms

more quibblesome (comparative) most quibblesome (superlative)

Questions

What does quibblesome mean?: Characterised or marked by quibbling
Where does quibblesome come from?: From quibble + -some.

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