Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abscessed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: ab-scessed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of abscess

adj

Affected by an abscess.

Example Sentences

"The sore was abscessed and filled with pus."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin abs- Latin cēdō Latin abscēdō Latin abscessusder. English abscess English -ed English abscessed From abscess + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more abscessed (comparative) most abscessed (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonabscessed

Questions

What does abscessed mean?: simple past and past participle of abscess
Where does abscessed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin abs- Latin cēdō Latin abscēdō Latin abscessusder. English abscess English -ed English abscessed From abscess + -ed.

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