Speakur

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pigeon-breasted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
pi-geon-breast-ed
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a breast like a pigeon's, the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity.

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pigeon-breasted (comparative) most pigeon-breasted (superlative)

Synonyms

chicken-breasted

Questions

What does pigeon-breasted mean?
Having a breast like a pigeon's, the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity.

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