Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dry-fisted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
dry--fist-ed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

niggardly; stingy

Archaic

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dry-fisted (comparative) most dry-fisted (superlative)

Questions

What does dry-fisted mean?
niggardly; stingy

How to pronounce dry-fisted

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