Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoilt

/spɔɪlt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: spoilt
IPA: /spɔɪlt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having lost its original value

British usage

adj

Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

British usage

adj

Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

British usage

verb

simple past and past participle of spoil

British usage

Example Sentences

"The food went spoilt in the heat and had to be thrown away."
"The child was so spoilt that she expected everything to be done for her."
"After years of luxury, he became a spoilt brat."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more spoilt (comparative) most spoilt (superlative) spoiled (alternative)

Phrases

spoilt for choice

Synonyms

blighted bad spoiled

Antonyms

eatable edible fresh good unspoilt

Questions

How do you pronounce spoilt?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɔɪlt/.
What does spoilt mean?: Having lost its original value

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