Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grimthorpe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: grimthor-pe
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

Alternative letter-case form of grimthorpe.

Example Sentences

""Look, just because this junky train has been grimthorped doesn't mean that I have to sit and listen to you two psychopaths read through the encyclopedia of death," Natalia scolded."

Etymology

In reference to the renovation of the St Albans Cathedral in the 19th century by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, which was fiercely criticized at the time.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grimthorpes (present, singular) grimthorping (participle, present) grimthorped (participle, past) grimthorped (past)

Questions

What does grimthorpe mean?: To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.
Where does grimthorpe come from?: In reference to the renovation of the St Albans Cathedral in the 19th century by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, which was fiercely criticized at the time.

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