Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallowish

/ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wal-low-ish
IPA: /ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I have eaten some, whereof the taste is somewhat sweet and wallowish."

Etymology

From Middle English walwisch, equivalent to wallow (“tasteless, bland”) + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: walwisch

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more wallowish (comparative) most wallowish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce wallowish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/.
What does wallowish mean?: Tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.
Where does wallowish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wallowish

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