Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiff-upper-lipped

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: stiff-up-per-lipped
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing a stiff upper lip; stoic.

Example Sentences

"His stiff-as-a-board tranditionally ^([sic]) masculine good looks and constrained, stiff-upper lipped portrayal of Ed was a wonderful contrast to Fierstein's androgonous ^([sic]), physically mobile Arnold."

Etymology

From stiff upper lip + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stiff upper lip

Inflected Forms

more stiff-upper-lipped (comparative) most stiff-upper-lipped (superlative)

Questions

What does stiff-upper-lipped mean?: Possessing a stiff upper lip; stoic.
Where does stiff-upper-lipped come from?: From stiff upper lip + -ed.

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