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downarg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dow-narg
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gainsay or contradict in an overbearing, domineering manner; browbeat; assert violently.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From down- + arg (“to argue”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

downargs (present, singular) downarging (participle, present) downarged (participle, past) downarged (past) donnarg (alternative)

Questions

What does downarg mean?
To gainsay or contradict in an overbearing, domineering manner; browbeat; assert violently.
Where does downarg come from?
From down- + arg (“to argue”).

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