How do you pronounce sleeved?

The recorded pronunciation is /slˈivd/.

Where does sleeved come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

sleeved

/slˈivd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: sleeved
IPA: /slˈivd/

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Meaning

adj

Having sleeves.

adj

Made with or having sleeves.

verb

simple past and past participle of sleeve

Etymology

From Middle English *sleved, *isleved, from Old English ġeslīefed (“sleeved”), equivalent to sleeve + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *sleved, ġeslīefed
Suffix: sleeve

Derived Forms

longsleeved Slanket unsleeved

Phrases

long-sleeved short-sleeved

Antonyms

sleeveless

Rhymes With

received believed achieved perceived relieved conceived retrieved deceived aggrieved bereaved preconceived grieved

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