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desperate criminal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
des-per-ate crim-i-nal
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

Synonyms

desperado

Questions

What does desperate criminal mean?
a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

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