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schwarzeneggerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schwarzeneg-ge-ri-an
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

imposing, large, and muscular

Etymology

From Schwarzenegger + -ian, derived from the eight-time Mr. Olympia and movie actor Arnold Schwarzenegger who was renowned for his impressive physique. The word was first coined in 1989 in The Indoctrination of Cassie, a short story by Joel Jenkins.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Schwarzeneggerian (comparative) most Schwarzeneggerian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Schwarzeneggeresque

Questions

What does schwarzeneggerian mean?
imposing, large, and muscular
Where does schwarzeneggerian come from?
From Schwarzenegger + -ian, derived from the eight-time Mr. Olympia and movie actor Arnold Schwarzenegger who was renowned for his impressive physique. The word was first coined in 1989 in The Indoctrination of Cassie, a short story by Joel Jenkins.

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