Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limp-wristed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: limp-wrist-ed
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Limp, weak by nature; lacking strength.

Derogatory; Slang

adj

Of a man: having effeminate qualities or characteristics perceived to be homosexual in nature.

Derogatory; Slang

verb

simple past of limp-wrist

Example Sentences

"Given the doubts about manhood in the postwar years, a rough sport like football helped to establish a hierarchy of competing masculinities that favored the sturdy athlete over his limp-wristed counterpart, the heterosexual linebacker over the homosexual fop."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more limp-wristed (comparative) most limp-wristed (superlative)

Antonyms

macho

Questions

What does limp-wristed mean?: Limp, weak by nature; lacking strength.

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