Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaftesburian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shaftes-buri-an
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, of his writings, or of his philosophical doctrines.

Example Sentences

"Johnſon bore [the 3rd Lord Shaftesbury] no good will, neither did he ſeem at all to reliſh the cant of the Shafteſburian ſchool."

Etymology

From Shaftesbury + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Shaftesbury

Questions

What does shaftesburian mean?: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, of his writings, or of his philosophical doctrines.
Where does shaftesburian come from?: From Shaftesbury + -an.

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