bowdlerized
adjective, verb
bowdlerized is spelled B-O-W-D-L-E-R-I-Z-E-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bowdlerized means “Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bowdlerized?
| Letters | 11: B-O-W-D-L-E-R-I-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bowdlerized?
Bowdlerized appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bowdlerized
- more bowdlerized comparative
- most bowdlerized superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bowdlerized mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
a bowdlerized edition of Shakespeare’s plays
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bowdlerize
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of Bowdlerize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).