Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cobwebbed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: cob-webbed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with cobwebs

adj

Old or outdated.

Example Sentences

"The paint in many rooms is peeling, and in some rooms (closed for repairs) the furniture is dusty and cobwebbed."
"The clear winners in this cynical charade were the Clintonoid Democrats, who (as well as being hardened to switching and shifting between elitism and populism) could supply the most cobwebbed rules-monger on one hand—the aforementioned Senator Byrd—and the most sinuous arguments of the short-term general will on the other."

Etymology

From cobweb + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more cobwebbed (comparative) most cobwebbed (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncobwebbed

Synonyms

cobwebby aged hoary obsolete

Questions

What does cobwebbed mean?: Covered with cobwebs
Where does cobwebbed come from?: From cobweb + -ed.

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