Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rue-some
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

to be regretted; unfortunate

Example Sentences

"In his message to the Legislature in 1874, Governor Austin made the ruesome statement that "our railroads have been almost wholly built by foreign capital!""

Etymology

From rue + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rue

Inflected Forms

more ruesome (comparative) most ruesome (superlative)

Questions

What does ruesome mean?: rueful
Where does ruesome come from?: From rue + -some.

How to pronounce ruesome

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