Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bare-bellied

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
bare--bel-lied
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a sheep, having little or no wool on its belly, therefore requiring less time to shear.

Australian usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does bare-bellied mean?
Having the belly unclothed.

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