Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rot-some
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by rot or rotting.

Informal

Example Sentences

"It's disgusterous! ... It's sickable! It's rotsome!"
"'This on its own would be rotsome, but the dog hair gives it a lovely zingy tang.'"

Etymology

From rot + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rot

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more rotsome (comparative) most rotsome (superlative)

Questions

What does rotsome mean?: Characterised or marked by rot or rotting.
Where does rotsome come from?: From rot + -some.

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