Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gewgawish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gew-gaw-ish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

showy; gaudy

Etymology

From gewgaw + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gewgawish (comparative) most gewgawish (superlative)

Questions

What does gewgawish mean?
showy; gaudy
Where does gewgawish come from?
From gewgaw + -ish.

How to pronounce gewgawish

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