Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahrl]
- /kɑrl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahrl]
- /kɑrl/
Definitions of carlish word
- adjective carlish churlish or coarse 3
- noun carlish Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person. 1
- noun carlish Archaic. a churl. 1
- noun carlish Obsolete. a bondman. 1
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Origin of carlish
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000 (in compounds; see housecarl); Middle English; Old English -carl < Old Norse karl man; cognate with Old High German karl; akin to churl
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Parts of speech for Carlish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carlish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
carlish usage trend in Literature
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