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thersitical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ther-sit-i-cal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Scurrilous, grossly defamatory

adj

Caustic, obscenely and tactlessly abusive

adj

Alternative form of thersitical.

Etymology

After Thersites, a minor character in the Iliad who slandered and mocked Agamemnon.

Inflected Forms

more thersitical (comparative) most thersitical (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Thersitean thersite

Questions

What does thersitical mean?
Scurrilous, grossly defamatory
Where does thersitical come from?
After Thersites, a minor character in the Iliad who slandered and mocked Agamemnon.

How to pronounce thersitical

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