Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besmall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-small
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make small; (figurative) to make as though small.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And loneliness balked my pride, my innate pride, my integral native being, besmalling me all the more, until I couldn't remember myself the way I did last year and the years before."
""Weariness too faltered my conscience . . . besmalling me.""
"The besmalled position shocks Tusker to fell sick for a long time and finally die when he is asked to vacate the Lodge."

Etymology

From be- + small.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

besmalls (present, singular) besmalling (participle, present) besmalled (participle, past) besmalled (past)

Derived Forms

besmalled

Rhymes With

et al. sing small kissing ball set out one's stall withcall yo'll unhaul

Questions

What does besmall mean?: To make small; (figurative) to make as though small.
Where does besmall come from?: From be- + small.

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