Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grumbletonian

/ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grum-ble-to-ni-an
IPA: /ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Originally a member of the 17th-century Country Party; later a member of the opposition.

British usage; Derogatory; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"He was often dis-guſted, and thought a Grumble-tonian; but there was no getting an inſight into his Proceedings. He’d be counted ſometimes (behind the Curtain) a High-Flyer, and Tory-rory-Ranter; yet, by his natural In-ſtinks, he inclined to be of the Low-Party: Some ſay he was of no Side, but between both."

Etymology

From grumble + -tonian, analyzable as -ton + -ian. (as in Princetonian, Newtonian, etc).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

grumbletonians (plural)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce grumbletonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does grumbletonian mean?: Originally a member of the 17th-century Country Party; later a member of the opposition.
Where does grumbletonian come from?: From grumble + -tonian, analyzable as -ton + -ian. (as in Princetonian, Newtonian, etc).

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