Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

round-heeled

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: round-heeled
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easily defeated; a pushover.

adj

Sexually promiscuous; sluttish.

Example Sentences

"Do we really need — or want — round-heeled labor unions? Or round-heeled government regulators? Or protectionism? We have done rather well with our open and adversarial way."
"At first she had wondered what he wanted of her, when (so she had heard) plenty of round-heeled Washington girls were his at a push."
"Okay, so she [Sandra Fluke]'s not a slut. She's "round heeled". I take it back."

Inflected Forms

more round-heeled (comparative) most round-heeled (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

roundheels

Questions

What does round-heeled mean?: Easily defeated; a pushover.

How to pronounce round-heeled

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “round-heeled”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “round-heeled”.
Repeat and practice — Say “round-heeled” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.