Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elbowed

/ˈɛlboʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: el-bowed
IPA: /ˈɛlboʊd/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of elbow

adj

Having bends or corners.

adj

Having some specific type of elbow.

adj

Sharp-elbowed: pushy, having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage.

Informal

Example Sentences

"With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset."
"Justices in the past have avoided such elbowed writings because their benefits have been seen as smaller than their risks."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛlboʊd/
British English: /ˈɛlbəʊd/

Usage

Informal

Derived Forms

elbowedness unelbowed

Phrases

sharp-elbowed

Questions

How do you pronounce elbowed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlboʊd/.
What does elbowed mean?: simple past and past participle of elbow

How to pronounce elbowed

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