jackbooted
/ˈd͡ʒækbutɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Authoritarian or oppressive, especially in a cruel or violent manner.
verb
simple past and past participle of jackboot
Example Sentences
- "a jackbooted thug"
- "For, as the mighty cavalcades approach / Periwigg’d, Jackbooted, to announce the coach; / A thousand lamps spontaneously appear, / Through the long vista—visitors to cheer.— [...]"
- "[T]he four stallions that drew us kicked, plunged, snorted, and screamed, in full concert with the eternal smack of the whips, as well as shrieks, whoops, and oaths of the jackbooted postillions, lugging about out little barouche in a manner that threatened its demolition at every instant."
- "The synod of the Russian Church is presided over by a jackbooted general, armed with an unlimited veto and full power of prorogation. Of course such a Church is but a tool to assist political objects, to give a colour of right to political intrigue, to stir up religious enthusiasm in favour of acts of piracy and unlawful war."
- "He loved to see him in review uniform—so much more delightful than plain khaki—pale blue, white, and gold, in full panoply of accoutrement, jackbooted and spurred, and with the great turban that made his English face look more English still."
- "She seemed to feel silent, jack-booted watchers standing outside frightened houses, figures kneeling to scrub the pavements, children coldly excluded from their familiar playgrounds, the informer's whisper in the café, fear and suspicion like rheumatism fastening upon the easy intercourse of friends—all the vicious little tricks of modern tyranny."
Etymology
From jackboot + -ed.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒækbutɪd/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒækbuːtɪd/