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carlish

carl
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahrl]
    • /kɑrl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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