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thurberian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thurbe-ri-an
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to James Thurber (1894–1961), American author and cartoonist who celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people.

Etymology

From Thurber + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Thurberian (comparative) most Thurberian (superlative)

Questions

What does thurberian mean?
Of or relating to James Thurber (1894–1961), American author and cartoonist who celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people.
Where does thurberian come from?
From Thurber + -ian.

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