Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flat-mouthed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: flat--mouthed
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a broad mouth

Etymology

From Middle English flatt-mowthede, equivalent to flat + mouthed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: flatt-mowthede

Inflected Forms

more flat-mouthed (comparative) most flat-mouthed (superlative)

Questions

What does flat-mouthed mean?: Having a broad mouth
Where does flat-mouthed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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