Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slicked-back

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: slicked-back
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back

Example Sentences

"His slicked-back hair made the villain look cool."

Inflected Forms

more slicked-back (comparative) most slicked-back (superlative)

Questions

What does slicked-back mean?: Treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back

How to pronounce slicked-back

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