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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limbed

/lɪmd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
limbed
IPA
/lɪmd/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having limbs.

adj

Preceded by a descriptive word: having limbs of a specified kind or quality.

verb

simple past and past participle of limb

Etymology

From Middle English ilimed (“having limbs, limbed”) [and other forms], from i- (prefix forming adjectives, past participles, etc.) + lim (“organ or part of the body, member; extremity of an animal or human body, limb; sexual organ; a person as a member of the group of all Christians; follower; liegeman; corner of a siege tower; arm of the sea; branch of a subject”) (see further at lim) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); analysable as limb + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lɪmd/
  • British English: /lɪmd/

Derived Forms

longlimbed multilimbed underlimbed

Phrases

clean-limbed

Rhymes With

trimmed skimmed rimmed dimmed brimmed slimmed limned nimbed

Questions

How do you pronounce limbed?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪmd/.
What does limbed mean?
Having limbs.
Where does limbed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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