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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worksome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
work-some
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by work; industrious; diligent.

Archaic

adj

Laborious; work-intensive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From work + -some. Cognate with German wirksam (“effective, operative, effectual”), Swedish verksam (“active, operative”), Old English weorcsum (“laborious, painful”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more worksome (comparative) most worksome (superlative)

Derived Forms

unworksome worksomeness

Questions

What does worksome mean?
Characterised by work; industrious; diligent.
Where does worksome come from?
From work + -some. Cognate with German wirksam (“effective, operative, effectual”), Swedish verksam (“active, operative”), Old English weorcsum (“laborious, painful”).

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