Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sneerful

/ˈsnɪɹfʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sneer-ful
IPA: /ˈsnɪɹfʊl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given to sneering.

adj

Expressing contempt.

Example Sentences

"Cell ever squalid where the sneerful maid Will not fatigue her hand!"
"Whenever I find myself feeling sneerful, I just remind myself, 'But there's Jaro — intelligent and kind and strong.'"
"My restless, itchy Syrian companion was rolling a cigarette beside me, making some observation futile and sneerful as usual."
"Abby could tell by his voice that he wasn't in his sneerful humour but was friendly drunk."
"He stood for a few seconds looking after the car, on his lips a sneerful smile."
"Caspar Cass's Comedy Players at the Winter Garden, an ash-blonde girl said to a tall thin man with a sneerful face."

Etymology

From sneer + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sneer

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsnɪɹfʊl/
British English: /ˈsnɪə(ɹ)fʊl/

Inflected Forms

more sneerful (comparative) most sneerful (superlative)

Rhymes With

cheerful fearful tearful earful

Questions

How do you pronounce sneerful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnɪɹfʊl/.
What does sneerful mean?: Given to sneering.
Where does sneerful come from?: From sneer + -ful.

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