Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cornersome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-ner-some
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by (having) corners.

Dated

Example Sentences

"The road is cornersome, but much easier to find than one would imagine from the map."
"For one man's virtues may be in such a crude and cornersome stage of development that they will offend more than the refined faults of another man."
"It is cornersome, but goodly; intricate, but interesting, and worth the learning."
"Between them and home lay the 10 miles of road over Snaefell summit, 6 miles of steep up-grade with two wicked hairpin bends, and 4 miles of very fast descent, also somewhat cornersome."

Etymology

From corner + -some.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more cornersome (comparative) most cornersome (superlative)

Questions

What does cornersome mean?: Characterised or marked by (having) corners.
Where does cornersome come from?: From corner + -some.

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