Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweltersome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swel-ter-some
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by sweltering; overpoweringly hot

Example Sentences

"“Sister, where you bound on such a hot, hot, sweltersome night?” you asked."

Etymology

From swelter + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: swelter

Inflected Forms

more sweltersome (comparative) most sweltersome (superlative)

Questions

What does sweltersome mean?: Characterised or marked by sweltering; overpoweringly hot
Where does sweltersome come from?: From swelter + -some.

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