Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelicked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-licked
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been previously licked.

Example Sentences

"Despite the impressive revolving capability of the feline neck, which allows it to take care of its back, it can't give a feline tongue access to its nape or head, and cats therefore give these areas a good scrub by rubbing them with a prelicked forepaw, following a precise routine."
"There is also an omnipresent whitewash of rabbit fur across my carpets. I tried lint-rolling, but after clearing about an inch, the roller ended up looking like a prelicked Fab lolly dropped on the floor of the hairdresser's."

Etymology

From pre- + licked.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre-

Questions

What does prelicked mean?: Having been previously licked.
Where does prelicked come from?: From pre- + licked.

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