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judge a book by its cover

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
judge a -book by it-s -cov-er
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.

Inflected Forms

judges a book by its cover (present, singular) judging a book by its cover (participle, present) judged a book by its cover (participle, past) judged a book by its cover (past)

Phrases

you can't judge a book by its cover

Frequently Paired Words

you can't judge a book by its cover

Questions

What does judge a book by its cover mean?
To make judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.

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