Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carrytale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-ry-tale
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An indiscreet person who spreads gossip.

Example Sentences

"'This sour informer, this bate-breeding spy, / This canker that eats up Love's tender spring, / This carrytale, dissentious Jealousy, / That sometime true news, sometime false doth bring,"

Etymology

From carry + tale.

Inflected Forms

carrytales (plural)

Synonyms

blabbermouth gossip rumormonger talebearer

Questions

What does carrytale mean?: An indiscreet person who spreads gossip.
Where does carrytale come from?: From carry + tale.

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