Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencil-necked

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
pen-cil--necked
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a very thin neck.

adj

Insubstantial; weak.

American usage; Derogatory

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pencil-necked (comparative) most pencil-necked (superlative)

Phrases

pencil-neck

Frequently Paired Words

pencil-neck

Questions

What does pencil-necked mean?
Having a very thin neck.

How to pronounce pencil-necked

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