Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hump-backed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: hump-backed
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of humpbacked.

Example Sentences

"Close to the hump-backed bridge on the lane leading into the Hambleden Valley is a mid-19th-century smithy, its inside walls hung with tools of the blacksmith's trade, though decorative wrought-ironwork is now the main product from its glowing forge."

Questions

What does hump-backed mean?: Alternative form of humpbacked.

How to pronounce hump-backed

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