Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gooseberryish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: goose-ber-ry-ish
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry (the fruit).

Informal

adj

Of a person: feeling neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"The Loire is represented by ten wines, among which I particularly liked the smoky, austerely dry Touraine Sauvignon Blanc from Dutertre Pere et Fils, and an unusual honeyed, more classically gooseberryish Cheverny Sauvignon Blanc […]"
"Dave and Jo were beginning to talk between themselves more and more, Debbie was beginning to feel a bit gooseberryish. She contented herself watching the independence debate programme showing on the pub TV set."

Etymology

From gooseberry + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gooseberry

Usage

Informal
British usage

Inflected Forms

more gooseberryish (comparative) most gooseberryish (superlative)

Questions

What does gooseberryish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry (the fruit).
Where does gooseberryish come from?: From gooseberry + -ish.

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