Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twi-tongued

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: twi--tongued
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The doubtful House she fears, the twi-tongued race. [...]"
"[...] that in this view of the case the crafty twi-tongued Burleigh said, that England never could be undone but by her parliament."

Etymology

From twi- + tongued.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: twi

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does twi-tongued mean?: Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful.
Where does twi-tongued come from?: From twi- + tongued.

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