mouthwatering
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing.
adj
Enticing or tantalizing.
Example Sentences
- "Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers."
- "If the weather was not too rough at Norfolk Island, the Tulagi took on board some Norfolk Island fish, which arrived frozen in Vila. This fish was heavily in demand in Vila as it had a mouth-watering taste and was safe to eat."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English watering English mouthwatering From mouth + watering.