Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time-tried

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables: time-tried
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tested and proved to be reliable over a period of time.

Example Sentences

"And never mind that Goodstein, a former Grand Poo-bah in the GOP, borrowed that time-tried "silent majority" line from former King Richard."

Synonyms

tried and true

Questions

What does time-tried mean?: Tested and proved to be reliable over a period of time.

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