Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doublesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble-some
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by being double; dual

Example Sentences

"To cranking the engine, as though it had wrought / This doublesome, / Troublesome, / Automobubblesome [...]"
"He's always in trouble, This doublesome bubble, For eating his pie with a spoon."
"Difference and ambiguity permeate the film and the motif of the ‘doublesome’ pods is replicated on a number of levels : production, consumption, generic structures and screenplay."

Etymology

From double + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: double

Inflected Forms

more doublesome (comparative) most doublesome (superlative)

Questions

What does doublesome mean?: Characterised or marked by being double; dual
Where does doublesome come from?: From double + -some.

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