Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbowsome

/ʌnˈbaʊsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-bow-some
IPA: /ʌnˈbaʊsəm/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unbending, not bending, not shifting.

adj

Uncompliant, disobedient, steadfast

Example Sentences

"Will Martin, with a lisping unbowsome tongue, addressed the one next to him to the following effect."

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English unbowsom (non-Northern unbuxom); equivalent to un- + bowsome or buxom.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unbowsom

Inflected Forms

more unbowsome (comparative) most unbowsome (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce unbowsome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈbaʊsəm/.
What does unbowsome mean?: Unbending, not bending, not shifting.
Where does unbowsome come from?: Inherited from Northern Middle English unbowsom (non-Northern unbuxom); equivalent to un- + bowsome or buxom.

How to pronounce unbowsome

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