Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inexpressibles

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ex-press-ibles
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Breeches, trousers.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"Have you never observed, through my inexpressibles, a large prominency, circa genitalia? It was a swelled testicle […] ."
"For some years past the favorite costume of the out-and-out young gentleman has been a rough pilot coat, with two gilt hooks and eyes to the velvet collar; buttons somewhat larger than crown-pieces; a black or fancy neckerchief, loosely tied; a wide-brimmed hat, with a low crown; tightish inexpressibles, and iron-shod boots."
""Well , my good man ," said he , brushing off , with the arm of his coat , some dust that had settled on his inexpressibles"
""I had barely the time, as he made for the cabin door, to grab him by the seat of his inexpressibles."

Etymology

From inexpressible + -s. Compare unmentionables (“underwear”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inexpressible
Suffix: -s

Usage

Questions

What does inexpressibles mean?: Breeches, trousers.
Where does inexpressibles come from?: From inexpressible + -s. Compare unmentionables (“underwear”).

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