woolfish
/ˈwʊlfiʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Reminiscent of Virginia Woolf or her writing.
Example Sentences
- "For the training college annual magazine, at the end of the reports of the sports clubs, I wrote a Woolfish piece set in a city dancehall."
- "A Woolfish “she missed the film. For she was late” takes us back to the edges of sanity. Today, the idiomatic usage of for seems a little arch."
- "Marsha – Miss Francomb? – is tall and imposing, with aquiline features that give her an intimidating Woolfish quality. In her early forties, her grey hair cropped and brushed forward Soviet-style, her voice husky and commanding, she stands and offers her hand."
- "Mom's turned my childhood bedroom into a Woolfish “Writing Room.” It's packed with a new lacy daybed, an army of cushions, a rich wood desk, a computer."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more Woolfish (comparative)
most Woolfish (superlative)