Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thersitean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-sitean
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Thersites, a Greek soldier during the Trojan War who was punished for his outspoken criticism of Agamemnon.

Example Sentences

"It is instructive to compare the Thersitean critique of communal identity with the narratives of an emergent English nationalism."

Inflected Forms

more Thersitean (comparative) most Thersitean (superlative)

Questions

What does thersitean mean?: Of or relating to Thersites, a Greek soldier during the Trojan War who was punished for his outspoken criticism of Agamemnon.

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