asmear
/əˈsmɪɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Smeared over.
Example Sentences
- "So, I came into Smithfield; and the shameful place, being all asmear with filth and fat and blood and foam, seemed to stick to me."
- "The young Isaac, my grandchild, played in the center of the floor, his face asmear, clothing torn and foul."
- "A woman asmear with blood stood up, fell softly down, stood slowly up again, wavering like a little flag."
Etymology
From a- + smear.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: a
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈsmɪɹ/
- British English: /əˈsmɪə/