Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crotchless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
crotch-less
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking coverage over the area of the crotch.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English crotch Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English crotchless From crotch + -less.

Questions

What does crotchless mean?
Lacking coverage over the area of the crotch.
Where does crotchless come from?
Etymology tree English crotch Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English crotchless From crotch + -less.

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