Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-distressed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: pre-dis-tressed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"a new pre-distressed J.Crew cap"
"People today love pre-distressed denim for the same reason earlier generations loved singing cowboys. They're beautiful fictions that allow us to live in the most comfortable parts of our past without enduring the pain that truly went along with it."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English distressed English pre-distressed From pre- + distressed.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

predistressed (alternative)

Questions

What does pre-distressed mean?: Already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old.
Where does pre-distressed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English distressed English pre-distressed From pre- + distressed.

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