Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beslather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beslather
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To slather profusely or all over.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Such the royalist beslathers with laudation nigh divine."
"The writer of said article goes into a panegyric, and beslathers Mr. Taft all over with fulsome praise as if he had said something really worth while, but is silent on the fact that William H. is willing for the great public health interest — [...]"
"The Berbers, taking possession of the city in the spring of 1013, mercilessly beslathered the “Ornament of the World” with gore."

Etymology

From be- (“about, all over”) + slather.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

beslathers (present, singular) beslathering (participle, present) beslathered (participle, past) beslathered (past)

Questions

What does beslather mean?: To slather profusely or all over.
Where does beslather come from?: From be- (“about, all over”) + slather.

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