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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-groomed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
il-l--groomed
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an untidy appearance; not well-groomed; unkempt.

Inflected Forms

more ill-groomed (comparative) most ill-groomed (superlative)

Questions

What does ill-groomed mean?
Having an untidy appearance; not well-groomed; unkempt.

How to pronounce ill-groomed

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