Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eftest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eftest
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Quickest or most convenient.

Example Sentences

"Here 'Turk's emotion overcame him: he lifted up his head, turned around, and finding the 'eftest way' and place to lie down upon the hearth-rug, he 'sought repose' before the cheerful grate: […]"
"Vayu is the eftest deity"

Etymology

The word is used by Dogberry in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (and may be a deliberate error, since Dogberry frequently uses malapropisms). Other writers have used the word in direct allusion to Shakespeare's use. Compare eftsoons and see -est.

Questions

What does eftest mean?: Quickest or most convenient.
Where does eftest come from?: The word is used by Dogberry in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (and may be a deliberate error, since Dogberry frequently uses malapropisms). Other writers have used the word in direct allusion to Shakespeare's use. Compare eftsoons and see -est.

How to pronounce eftest

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