Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrathsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wrath-some
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by, or expressing wrath; wrathful

Example Sentences

"Those who have studied the Bible know that God of the Old Testament and God, the 'spirit,' of the New Testament is dogmatized as vengeful and wrathsome."
"All the above three yogas are said to cause poverty, render the person unfit for company by his wrathsome conduct and habits and make him miserable."
"Steven had never been so blistering wrathsome or so blistering lustsome at the same time in all his life."

Etymology

From wrath + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wrath

Inflected Forms

more wrathsome (comparative) most wrathsome (superlative)

Questions

What does wrathsome mean?: Marked by, or expressing wrath; wrathful
Where does wrathsome come from?: From wrath + -some.

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