Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swearsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swear-some
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by swearing

Example Sentences

"He must have been a rather swearsome hero while the flies and dust lasted."
"Depth not too great — say 6 to 10 fathoms — and bottom a swearsome one."

Etymology

From swear + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: swear

Inflected Forms

more swearsome (comparative) most swearsome (superlative)

Questions

What does swearsome mean?: Characterised or marked by swearing
Where does swearsome come from?: From swear + -some.

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