Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thwartee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thwartee
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone whose plans are thwarted or frustrated.

Example Sentences

"Hicks is both thwarter and thwartee of Daedalean plots. Aboard a train, the rhythm of the wheels sounds to him like "wottachump, wottachump, wottachump.""

Etymology

From thwart + -ee.

Inflected Forms

thwartees (plural)

Questions

What does thwartee mean?: Someone whose plans are thwarted or frustrated.
Where does thwartee come from?: From thwart + -ee.

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