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thwartsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thwart-some
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by thwarting; contrary; adversative

Archaic

Etymology

From thwart + -some.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more thwartsome (comparative) most thwartsome (superlative)

Questions

What does thwartsome mean?
Characterised or marked by thwarting; contrary; adversative
Where does thwartsome come from?
From thwart + -some.

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