Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

storm-wracked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: stor-m-wracked
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Destroyed by a storm.

adj

Stormy, beset by a storm.

Example Sentences

"I believe I eloquently spoke of him, when I proposed his health, as one ‘of those daring spirits, who, proudly turning their backs on an old and effete world, pushed forth over the unsociable and storm-wracked seas to seek a golden future in a region teeming with boundless possibilities and wealth, that need only a daring hand to lay it open to the sun.’"
"I sailed a ship in a storm-wracked sea And all were lost except for me."

Etymology

From earlier “wracked by storm”, in sense wrack (“destroy”). Later sense of “stormy” due to influence by and confusion with rack (“torture, suffer”); see usage notes for rack.

Inflected Forms

more storm-wracked (comparative) most storm-wracked (superlative) storm-racked (alternative)

Phrases

pain-racked

Frequently Paired Words

pain-racked

Questions

What does storm-wracked mean?: Destroyed by a storm.
Where does storm-wracked come from?: From earlier “wracked by storm”, in sense wrack (“destroy”). Later sense of “stormy” due to influence by and confusion with rack (“torture, suffer”); see usage notes for rack.

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