Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obolary

/ˈɒbələɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obo-lary
IPA: /ˈɒbələɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing only small coins; impoverished.

Example Sentences

"the distance is as vast between him and one of us, as subsisted between the Augustan majesty and the poorest obolary Jew that paid it tribute pittance at Jerusalem !"

Etymology

From obolus + -ary.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: obolus

Inflected Forms

more obolary (comparative) most obolary (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce obolary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒbələɹi/.
What does obolary mean?: Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
Where does obolary come from?: From obolus + -ary.

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