Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little-used

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle-used
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not used much, or as much as another or others; lightly used.

Example Sentences

"In addition, over 350 little-used stations were closed, and reductions were made in unprofitable train services."
"Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned."
"The B.T.C. and the National Farmers' Union are now reviewing farm crossings to see if little-used ones could be closed and whether a simple warning could be provided at crossings where conditions are difficult."

Inflected Forms

little used (alternative)

Phrases

little-known

Frequently Paired Words

little-known underused unused overused

Antonyms

oft-used well-used

Questions

What does little-used mean?: Not used much, or as much as another or others; lightly used.

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