Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoilsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spoil-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by spoiling or ruin; ruinous

Example Sentences

"They muss our Monday washing up; on Tuesdays steal our tubs; a most distressful nuisance are these soilsome, spoilsome Blubs."
"A childish (and Rousseau-ist) view of children as noble savages often is part of a belief that nature is a sweet garden and science and technology are spoilsome intrusions."
"In my country, it's awful weather. And spoilsome weather."
"Back in the spoilsome comforts of Kodiak and about to fly south again, I trade friendly barbs with my skipper over the seven-day St. Matthew opening."
"My spoilsome sin is ever in front of my face."

Etymology

From spoil + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spoil

Inflected Forms

more spoilsome (comparative) most spoilsome (superlative)

Questions

What does spoilsome mean?: Characterised by spoiling or ruin; ruinous
Where does spoilsome come from?: From spoil + -some.

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