Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wailsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wail-some
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by wailing

Etymology

From wail + -some.

Inflected Forms

more wailsome (comparative) most wailsome (superlative)

Synonyms

plaintive

Questions

What does wailsome mean?
Characterised or marked by wailing
Where does wailsome come from?
From wail + -some.

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