Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sour-faced

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: sour--faced
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having a bad-tempered or unpleasant expression

Example Sentences

"A sour-faced knaue."
"Not even Hendrik was sour-faced a day after."

Etymology

See sour. First attested in the 16th century.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 16th century

Inflected Forms

more sour-faced (comparative) most sour-faced (superlative)

Questions

What does sour-faced mean?: having a bad-tempered or unpleasant expression
Where does sour-faced come from?: First known use: First attested in the 16th century.

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