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yellow-bellied

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
yel-low--bel-lied
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of an animal; having a yellow underside or belly.

adj

Uncourageous, cowardly.

Colloquial

Etymology

From yellow + bellied; see yellowbelly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more yellow-bellied (comparative) most yellow-bellied (superlative)

Phrases

yellow-bellied flycatcher yellow-bellied marmot yellow-bellied racer yellow-bellied sapsucker yellow-bellied sea snake yellow-bellied slider yellow-belly

Frequently Paired Words

yellow-belly

Synonyms

cowardly uncourageous chicken chickenhearted lily-livered white-livered yellow

Questions

What does yellow-bellied mean?
Of an animal; having a yellow underside or belly.
Where does yellow-bellied come from?
From yellow + bellied; see yellowbelly.

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