Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingernailed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger-nailed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having fingernails (often of a specified kind).

Example Sentences

"a dirty-fingernailed hustler"
"“Are you aware, by the way, that Santoul is quite well known in the entertainment world? His filmworks are playing in quite a few theaters in Likat—” “I want his balls!” Karine screamed, making two upraised cups of her talon-fingernailed hands."

Etymology

From fingernail + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fingernail

Questions

What does fingernailed mean?: Having fingernails (often of a specified kind).
Where does fingernailed come from?: From fingernail + -ed.

How to pronounce fingernailed

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