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In the preface to The Hunting of the Snark, Carroll defines 'frumious'

Take the two words 'fuming' and 'furious'. Make up your mind that you will say both words, but leave it unsettled which you will say first. Now open your mouth and speak. If your thoughts incline ever so little towards 'fuming', you will say 'fuming-furious'; if they turn, by even a hair's breadth, towards 'furious', you will say 'furious-fuming'; but if you have the rarest of gifts, a perfectly balanced mind, you will say 'fruminous'.

In Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky, it is the Bandersnatch which is described as 'frumious'.

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What part of speech is the word frumious?

Frumious is an adjective, a combination of the words fuming and furious. It was coined by Lewis Carroll and used in "Jabberwocky".


What part of speech is frumious?

"Frumious" is an adjective. It was coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem "Jabberwocky" to describe a mood that is a mix of fuming and furious.


What is Lewis Carroll's frumious beast in Jabberwocky?

The Bandersnatch`Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!'


When did Frumious Bandersnatch end?

Frumious Bandersnatch ended in 1969.


When was Frumious Bandersnatch created?

Frumious Bandersnatch was created in 1967.


What vocabulary was used in Jabberwocky?

Jabberwocky uses a combination of made up nonsense words, ordinary English and old fashioned English.The nonsense words are:JabberwockyBrilligSlithyTovesGyreGimbleWabeMimsyBorogovesMomeRathsOutgrabeJabberwockJubjubFrumiousBandersnatchVorpalManxomeTumtumUffishWhifflingTulgeyBurbledSnicker-snackGalumphingBeamishFrabjousCalloohCallayChortledThe old fashioned words Carroll used were to make the poem seem antiquated and are, twas, hast and thou.


Is frumious a noun?

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What does uffish mean from jabberwocky?

In "Jabberwocky," the word "uffish" is used to describe the demeanor or expression of the character. It suggests a sense of irritability, impatience, or grumpiness.


What does the word wabe mean in jabberwocky?

a grass plot or sundial


What does hast mean from jabberwocky?

"Hast" in the poem "Jabberwocky" means to have or possess something. It is an old English word that is used to indicate possession or ownership, similar to "has."


What similar-sounding word in English of frumious?

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What does borogroves in jabberwocky mean?

A bird with feathers sticking out. It is a scruffy thin bird.

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