The word "most absinthian" is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /moʊst æbˈsɪnθiən/. The pronunciation of the word includes the long O sound in "most", the short A sound in "absinthian", and the voiced TH sound in "theta". The word "absinthian" itself refers to something that is bitter, like the taste of the alcoholic beverage absinthe. Therefore, "most absinthian" means something that is extremely bitter or unpleasant.