How do you pronounce mirksome?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɜɹksəm/.

mirksome

/ˈmɜɹksəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mirk-some
IPA: /ˈmɜɹksəm/

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Meaning

adj

Dark; gloomy; murky.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Then to her yron wagon she betakes, / And with her beares the fowle welfavourd witch: / Through mirksome aire her ready way she makes."
"And there, in silence deaf and mirksome shade, / His characters and circles vain he made."

Etymology

From mirk + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mirk

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more mirksome (comparative) most mirksome (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

mirksomeness

Synonyms

cimmerian dingy tenebrous

Homonyms

murksome

Rhymes With

irksome murksome

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