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Word: SHTUM
Alphagram: HMSTU
Has inflections:
- SHTUM adjective positive
Definition: schtum
Notes
- (valid: John Chew) SHTUMMER is hard to isolate online because of its noun sense, and because inflections of less common alternate spellings of words are particularly hard to find. There is at least one use of the phrase 'the shtummest of shtum'; and it would be worth checking periodically to capture a good citation.
- SHTUMMER adjective comparative
Notes
- (valid: John Chew) SHTUMMER is hard to isolate online because of its noun sense, and because inflections of less common alternate spellings of words are particularly hard to find. There is at least one use of the phrase 'the shtummest of shtum'; and it would be worth checking periodically to capture a good citation.
- SHTUMMEST adjective superlative
Notes
- (valid: John Chew) SHTUMMER is hard to isolate online because of its noun sense, and because inflections of less common alternate spellings of words are particularly hard to find. There is at least one use of the phrase 'the shtummest of shtum'; and it would be worth checking periodically to capture a good citation.