Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

written all over it

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: writ-ten al-l over it
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Present as a pronounced quality or characteristic.

Example Sentences

"This new project has trouble written all over it."
"We had major concerns about the efficiency savings because it had job losses and booking office closures written all over it."

Questions

What does written all over it mean?: Present as a pronounced quality or characteristic.

How to pronounce written all over it

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