Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by fair means or foul

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: by -fair mean-s or -foul
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

By any means necessary, not excluding dirty tricks.

Example Sentences

"[Utterson] resumed; "if not by fair means, then by foul—if not of your consent, then by brute force!""

Synonyms

by hook or by crook

Questions

What does by fair means or foul mean?: By any means necessary, not excluding dirty tricks.

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