Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lived-in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: lived-in
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Looking like someone currently lives there or has lived there, not pristine, not new

adj

Looking sloppily kept.

adj

fully-realized, well-observed.

Example Sentences

"2012, January 24. Richard Brody, "A Better Nomination", The New Yorker. "Pitt's performance is lived-in, exhuberant, hearty …""

Questions

What does lived-in mean?: Looking like someone currently lives there or has lived there, not pristine, not new

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