Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short-sleeved

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: short--sleeved
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having sleeves that are not long enough to reach the elbows.

Example Sentences

"That day at Yeatman, however, she wore a prim short-sleeved, knee-length blue dress and a pair of tan patent leather flats I'd never seen before."

Etymology

From short + sleeved.

Inflected Forms

shortsleeved (alternative) short-sleeve (alternative)

Antonyms

long-sleeved

Questions

What does short-sleeved mean?: Having sleeves that are not long enough to reach the elbows.
Where does short-sleeved come from?: From short + sleeved.

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