rattlesome
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterised or marked by rattling.
Example Sentences
- "You know the ones. A finger drawn menacingly across the throat, probably severing the vocal chords. This is unsettling, for the presenter. Forefinger twirling impatiently in the air, indicating “Hurry up, you're running long.” Again, that's rattlesome."
- "Oh, two little devils with rattlesome chains, / She up with the poker, she knocked out their brains."
Etymology
Etymology tree English rattle Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English rattlesome From rattle + -some.
Inflected Forms
more rattlesome (comparative)
most rattlesome (superlative)