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boswellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
boswellian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to James Boswell (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson.

Etymology

From Boswell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Boswellian (comparative) most Boswellian (superlative)

Questions

What does boswellian mean?
Of or pertaining to James Boswell (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson.
Where does boswellian come from?
From Boswell + -ian.

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