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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dab-handed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
dab-hand-ed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

very proficient

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dab (“an expert; an adept”) + handed (“having the hand of”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dab-handed (comparative) most dab-handed (superlative)

Phrases

dab hand

Frequently Paired Words

dab hand

Questions

What does dab-handed mean?
very proficient
Where does dab-handed come from?
From dab (“an expert; an adept”) + handed (“having the hand of”).

How to pronounce dab-handed

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