Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pricklesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prick-le-some
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by prickling.

Example Sentences

"“He'd want a reason, Roric. And whatever reason you gave him, no matter how crafty, he'd take offence at it. Aistan's a good man, but pricklesome when it comes to his family.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English prickle Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English pricklesome From prickle + -some.

Inflected Forms

more pricklesome (comparative) most pricklesome (superlative)

Questions

What does pricklesome mean?: Characterised or marked by prickling.
Where does pricklesome come from?: Etymology tree English prickle Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English pricklesome From prickle + -some.

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