Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snakebitten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snakebit-ten
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of snakebit.

American usage

Example Sentences

"And that is when the Chargers, snakebitten for so long in the playoffs, began their inexorable slide."
"Since then, his campaign sometimes seemed snake-bitten as it dodged hecklers and a drumbeat of presumptuous questions about life after No. 10 Downing Street."

Etymology

From snake + bitten.

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does snakebitten mean?: Alternative form of snakebit.
Where does snakebitten come from?: From snake + bitten.

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