sharp-elbowed
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.45 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[…] dire faces, figures dire, Sharp-knee'd, sharp-elbowed, and lean-ankled too"
- "—Go to the Bible!—said a sharp voice from a sharp-faced, sharp-eyed, sharp-elbowed, strenuous-looking woman in a black dress."
- "sharp-elbowed parents"
- "No sooner had President Washington been sworn in, wearing mousy, egalitarian brown broadcloth, than the sharp-elbowed jockeying for social status began."
- "With his stocky build, spread-collar shirts and locker-room charm, Walter Yetnikoff fit right in among the sharp-elbowed power brokers in the music business."
- "Fifteen documentaries are in sharp-elbowed competition to be among the five Oscar nominees."
Usage
Inflected Forms
more sharp-elbowed (comparative)
most sharp-elbowed (superlative)