Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharp as a butter knife

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
sharp as a but-ter knife
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not very intelligent.

Humorous

Usage

Questions

What does sharp as a butter knife mean?
Not very intelligent.

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