Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweetsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sweet-some
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by sweetness; characteristically sweet

Example Sentences

"So now Jack rode a hundred miles, a-sweatin' with the thought Of sweetsome words to ask her with, the way a feller ought: "I'm just a humble cowhand, Miss Cordie, if you please, That hereby asks your heart and hand upon my bended knees!"
""Try 'em. Might be the thing for your sweetsome tooth.”"
"Woke after sweetsome all-night dreams, / Son House death letter blues / rockin' my skullbone through the wee-est hours."
"There poppies bloom in all the dell / To perfume the air in sweetsome smell / To the song of Shirley Seed."

Etymology

From sweet + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sweet

Inflected Forms

more sweetsome (comparative) most sweetsome (superlative)

Questions

What does sweetsome mean?: Marked by sweetness; characteristically sweet
Where does sweetsome come from?: From sweet + -some.

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