Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sternforemost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stern-fore-most
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

astern, to the rear.

Archaic

adv

In an awkward, blundering manner.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"A fatal genius for going sternforemost."

Etymology

From stern + foremost.

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does sternforemost mean?: astern, to the rear.
Where does sternforemost come from?: From stern + foremost.

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