Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scribblesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scrib-ble-some
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of scribbling; scribbly

Example Sentences

"That after Green and Sherbino and Jones and Crutcher and Cohen and Orme and Eckford and Bailey and "Yours Truly," and others perhaps more gifted, but lazier or less scribblesome, or more modest or something had had such a big hand in the support and tulelage of the younster it would be an awful injustice as well as a dreadful yank to our chordae tendinae if we should have to part with him so soon."
"Although Beatrix considered them 'very scribblesome', she took note of the boy's interest and enthusiasm."
"Very charming and very welcome was your letter from Tittensor, which would have been soonest answered if my days & hours were of necessity less scribblesome."

Etymology

From scribble + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scribble

Inflected Forms

more scribblesome (comparative) most scribblesome (superlative)

Questions

What does scribblesome mean?: Characteristic of scribbling; scribbly
Where does scribblesome come from?: From scribble + -some.

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