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comstockian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
com-stock-ian
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), United States postal inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Comstock + -ian, named after American politician and postal inspector Anthony Comstock (1844–1915).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Comstockian (comparative) most Comstockian (superlative)

Questions

What does comstockian mean?
Of or relating to Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), United States postal inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality.
Where does comstockian come from?
From Comstock + -ian, named after American politician and postal inspector Anthony Comstock (1844–1915).

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