Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big boned

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: big boned
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of big-boned.

Example Sentences

"The Bakewell cattle and sheep have not the heavy appearances of the clumsy, big boned, and flat-sided beasts preferred by retailers of meat […]"

Inflected Forms

more big boned (comparative) most big boned (superlative)

Questions

What does big boned mean?: Alternative form of big-boned.

How to pronounce big boned

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