Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loutish

/ˈlaʊtɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: loutish
IPA: /ˈlaʊtɪʃ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a lout (troublemaker or bumpkin).

Example Sentences

"He was a loutish fellow, much bent in the shoulders, with leggings, which lacked most of the buttons, over his disreputable breeks."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lout Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English loutish From lout + -ish.

Derived Forms

loutishly loutishness

Synonyms

yobbish hoonish boorish neanderthal neandertal oafish swinish

Questions

How do you pronounce loutish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaʊtɪʃ/.
What does loutish mean?: Resembling a lout (troublemaker or bumpkin).
Where does loutish come from?: Etymology tree English lout Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English loutish From lout + -ish.

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