carbuncled

car·bun·cled

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahr-buhng-kuh ld]
- /ˈkɑr bʌŋ kəld/
- /kˈɑːbʌŋkəld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-buhng-kuh ld]
- /ˈkɑr bʌŋ kəld/

Definitions of carbuncled word

adjective carbuncled infected with a carbuncle. 1
adjective carbuncled having a carbuncle as its stone: a carbuncled ring. 1
noun carbuncled Set with carbuncles (red precious stones). 1
adjective carbuncled Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched. 0

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Origin of carbuncled

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; carbuncle + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Carbuncled

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carbuncled

carbuncled popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

carbuncled usage trend in Literature

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