Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brimstony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brim-stony
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.

Example Sentences

"King of Thogarma, and his Habergions Brimstony, blue, and fiery"

Etymology

From Middle English brunstony, brimstoni, equivalent to brimstone + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: brunstony
Suffix: brimstone

Inflected Forms

more brimstony (comparative) most brimstony (superlative)

Questions

What does brimstony mean?: Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
Where does brimstony come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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