be-spurred
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of bespurred.
Example Sentences
- "The grand parades have passed away with all their unsightly accompaniments of be-whiskered, be-spurred, and be-plumed officers, and of scare-crow, be-baggonnetted, be-broomsticked and undisciplined soldiers."
- "What made this youth remarkable was that he was clad in all the pomp and glory of war, he was be-spurred, be-campaigned hatted, be-leggined, and be-sabred, and be-trussed like any old swashbuckler out of Old Whitechapel."
- "She struggled to finish this fine work, which shows a be-spurred cowboy boot treading on The Constitution, and Molly herself wisely subtitled the work “The Executive Branch’s Assault on America’s Fundamental Rights.”"