Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faxed

/fækst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
faxed
IPA
/fækst/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a head of hair; hairy.

Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of fax (“to send a fax or facsimile”)

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *faxed, from Old English feaxed, ġefeaxed (“haired; having hair”), from Old English feax (“hair”). More at fax.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *faxed, feaxed, feax

Usage

Inflected Forms

more faxed (comparative) most faxed (superlative) fixed (alternative)

Derived Forms

unfaxed

Phrases

faxed star

Rhymes With

relaxed taxed waxed axed maxed untaxed overtaxed akst axt

Questions

How do you pronounce faxed?
The recorded pronunciation is /fækst/.
What does faxed mean?
Having a head of hair; hairy.
Where does faxed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce faxed

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