aforesaid
/əˈfɔɹsɛd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.60 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
Example Sentences
- "I soon took pity upon them and on myself, and rode off; but before I had crossed the aforesaid green glade, I heard their voices and laughter rising gaily as before. Very impertinent!"
- "ARIEL: Well, as I was trying to do, before you came in and said all those things, my first step would be to torture the prisoner with the aforesaid electricity, wasn't it?"
Etymology
From Middle English aforesaid(e), aforeseid(e), past participle of aforesayen, aforeseyen, aforeseien, aforeseggen; formed with the prefix afore- and the several forms of seien (“to say”). Equivalent to afore- + said.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈfɔɹsɛd/
- British English: /əˈfɔːsɛd/