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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roughspun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rough-spun
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.

adj

Woven from a coarsely spun yarn, (usually also from a coarse material).

adj

Unpolished, rough and ready, uncultured, unsophisticated.

Etymology

From rough + spun.

Inflected Forms

roughspuns (plural) more roughspun (comparative) most roughspun (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

homespun homegrown

Questions

What does roughspun mean?
A garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.
Where does roughspun come from?
From rough + spun.

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