Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astew

/əˈstʃʉː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: astew
IPA: /əˈstʃʉː/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

stewing, very hot and wet

adj

stewing, in a state of agitation

Example Sentences

"Then every day has its afternoon shower, the air is heavy and stifling, all the tropic world is asteam and astew and afloat, vegetation is magnificent, insect life triumphant, and the mountains are hidden in nearly perpetual mist."
"I, having the fishing germs cultivated a little more than my pals, was all astew to be out on the lake[…]."
"In the meantime the courts, all astew about publicity, have barely begun to use their resources to remedy the real wrong[…]."

Etymology

From a- + stew (“to suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions; to be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈstʃʉː/
British English: /əˈstjuː/

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce astew?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈstʃʉː/.
What does astew mean?: stewing, very hot and wet
Where does astew come from?: From a- + stew (“to suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions; to be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger”).

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