Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purseful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: purse-ful
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a purse can hold.

Example Sentences

"After claiming his prize the matador then retrieved his montera from the queen, who returned the hat along with a purseful of gold coins."

Etymology

From Middle English pursfull, porsful, equivalent to purse + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pursfull
Suffix: purse

Inflected Forms

pursefuls (plural)

Questions

What does purseful mean?: As much as a purse can hold.
Where does purseful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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