Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talk like an apothecary

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: talk -like an apothe-cary
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Archaic; Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"As to Clement of Alexandria, I shall pass him by, as he knew nothing about the matter. He talks like an apothecary on the subject; and when did ever an apothecary talk to any purpose?"
""And you have so little of the former left," said the old woman, as she presented him with a plate of the aliment and a glass of the menstruum, "that without we have a fresh supply, I foresee that you will be reduced to live upon your own medicines." "You do not talk like an apothecary," said Nadir, "if you expect that I could exist upon them in the way you suggest.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

talks like an apothecary (present, singular) talking like an apothecary (participle, present) talked like an apothecary (participle, past) talked like an apothecary (past)

Phrases

apothecary's Latin

Frequently Paired Words

apothecary's Latin

Questions

What does talk like an apothecary mean?: To prattle.

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