absinthean
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of absinthian (“pertaining to absinthe”).
Example Sentences
- "[...] rather than the bizarre, green-complexioned “artiste” of absinthean romance."
- "Having supped the season's fill of absinthean and dopish horror, the playgoer may now, if he likes, take the milk-and-watery way to bed. Fortunately, there are other ways of enjoying oneself in the theatre besides just listening to the play."
- "The unfortunate dog will, during ten minutes, have had an attack of intoxication and absinthean epilepsy; but at the end of an hour he will have recovered completely."
Etymology
From absinthe + -an.