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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand-wavy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
hand-wavy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of handwavy.

Inflected Forms

more hand-wavy (comparative) most hand-wavy (superlative)

Questions

What does hand-wavy mean?
Alternative spelling of handwavy.

How to pronounce hand-wavy

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