Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frownsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frown-some
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by frowning

Example Sentences

"… To dark Eumenes, frownsome as the night."
"You may be sure I was all attention at this juncture. Lord Hamp seemed taken aback. “Sire, she is a most ill-favored, frownsome wench. [...]”"

Etymology

From frown + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: frown

Inflected Forms

more frownsome (comparative) most frownsome (superlative)

Questions

What does frownsome mean?: Characterised or marked by frowning
Where does frownsome come from?: From frown + -some.

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