high-pressure
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.94 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Operating at relatively high pressure, such as several times atmospheric pressure.
adj
Involving much persuasion.
Example Sentences
- "High-pressure situations can lead to nervous breakdowns."
- "High-pressure salesmanship on the part of the Electro-Motive subsidiary of the General Motors Corporation, which has built by far the largest proportion of the American diesels to date, there certainly has been - to such an extent, indeed, as to compel the old-established builders of steam locomotives, such as Baldwins, the American Locomotive Company and the Lima Locomotive Company, either to follow suit or go out of the locomotive building business altogether - [...]."