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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thewed

/θjuːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thewed
IPA
/θjuːd/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having thews or muscles.

adj

Accustomed or educated.

verb

simple past and past participle of thew

Example Sentences

  • "The follest slouen ondyr heuen, / Prowde, peuiche, lyddyr, and lewde, / Malapert, medyllar, nothyng well thewde, […]"
  • "They bene so well thewed, and so wise"

Etymology

From Middle English thewed (“well raised, well mannered, virtuous; habituated, trained”), from Old English ġeþēawod, past participle of Old English þēawian, ġeþēawian (“to make mannered, form the habits or character of a person, educate”), equivalent to thew + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

well-thewed

Rhymes With

include you'd dude mood viewed rude crude nude screwed conclude sued exclude

Questions

How do you pronounce thewed?
The recorded pronunciation is /θjuːd/.
What does thewed mean?
Having thews or muscles.
Where does thewed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce thewed

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