clean-limbed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kleen limd]
- /klin lɪmd/
- /kliːn lɪmd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kleen limd]
- /klin lɪmd/

Definitions of clean-limbed word

adjective clean-limbed having well-proportioned limbs 3
adjective clean-limbed having slender, well-proportioned arms and legs: a clean-limbed athlete. 1
adjective clean-limbed (dated) Having a slender, athletic physical frame. 0

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Origin of clean-limbed

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75

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Parts of speech for Clean-limbed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Clean-limbed

clean-limbed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.