Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sick-ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
sick--ass
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Impressive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sick + -ass.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more sick-ass (comparative) most sick-ass (superlative) sickass (alternative) sick ass (alternative)

Questions

What does sick-ass mean?
Mentally disturbed or unsound; malevolently crazy.
Where does sick-ass come from?
From sick + -ass.

How to pronounce sick-ass

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