Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstropulous

/ɑbˈstɹɑp.jəl.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-strop-u-lous
IPA: /ɑbˈstɹɑp.jəl.əs/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of obstreperous.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"And you know, Jack (as we told him, moreover), that it was a shame to manhood, for a man, who had served twenty and twenty women as bad or worse, let him have served Miss Harlowe never so bad, should give himself such obstropulous airs, because she would die […]"
"He was thoroughly obstropulous to me last week!"

Etymology

Modification of obstreperous after words ending in -ulous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑbˈstɹɑp.jəl.əs/
British English: /ɒbˈstɹɒp.jʊl.əs/

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

more obstropulous (comparative) most obstropulous (superlative) obstropalous (alternative) obstropolous (alternative)

Derived Forms

obstropulousness

Synonyms

obstreperous

Questions

How do you pronounce obstropulous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑbˈstɹɑp.jəl.əs/.
What does obstropulous mean?: Synonym of obstreperous.
Where does obstropulous come from?: Modification of obstreperous after words ending in -ulous.

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