Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beturtlenecked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-turtle-necked
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing a turtleneck.

Example Sentences

"Last week, Thomas had sent a professional photographer to my apartment: Randall Knapp, a solemn, beturtlenecked fellow […]"
"Personally, I like to imagine him, beturtlenecked and in jeans—perhaps with fuzzy bunny slippers replacing his usual sneakers—giving a keynote presentation to his friends and family, updating them on the status of Steve over the last quarter, and explaining to them all the new features that come with turning 54 ("And then your knees just give out—boom.")"
"[…] and on the steps are three fawning co-eds with flowers in their hair, ogling a mustachioed beturtlenecked artiste, […]"

Etymology

From be- + turtlenecked.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Synonyms

turtlenecked

Questions

What does beturtlenecked mean?: Wearing a turtleneck.
Where does beturtlenecked come from?: From be- + turtlenecked.

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