Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close-bodied

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: close--bod-ied
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.

Example Sentences

"it was the custom to wear underneath their hykes (the hyke was a large woollen blanket) a close bodied frock or tunic , not unlike the Roman tunic."

Inflected Forms

more close-bodied (comparative) most close-bodied (superlative)

Questions

What does close-bodied mean?: Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.

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