Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bourbonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bour-bon-ic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the House of Bourbon.

adj

Having the Bourbons' obstinately conservative style of government.

adj

Containing bourbon, or having the flavour of bourbon.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"The upper part of the face is decidedly of a Bourbonic cast, while the mouth and lower part resemble the House of Hapsburg. I also observed, to my surprise, that many of his gestures were similar to those peculiar to the Bourbons."
"We gagged on that particular brand of bourbonic plague."
"[…] a glance at the lable would serve to apprise you that it is NEITHER whisky NOR whiskey. Bourbonic peaches! Bourbon does have a definite maize flavor […]"

Etymology

From Bourbon + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Bourbon

Usage

Humorous

Frequently Paired Words

Bourbonism Bourbonist Bourbonian

Questions

What does bourbonic mean?: Of or relating to the House of Bourbon.
Where does bourbonic come from?: From Bourbon + -ic.

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