betuxed
/bɪˈtʌkst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Poor Ruby Robert, freckles and all, will pull a few sour strings on his harp in St. Peter’s orchestra the night that Philadelphia Jack, stacombed and betuxed, eases onto that New York stage to play classical music on a violin."
- "If the Javits party suggests an anti-Woodstock for the betuxed, bejewelled and middle-aged, Leber termed it “the greatest party in the world,” adding that “we want 25,000 people to walk out the next morning and say they’ve had the greatest New Year’s Eve of their life.”"
- "A week ago, Julianne Moore could be seen at the Golden Globes hobbing and nobbing with her begowned, betuxed colleagues at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, waiting for the list of nominees in the lead actress, drama category to be read."
Etymology
From be- + tux + -ed.