flea-bitten

flea-bit·ten

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flee bit-n]
- /fli ˈbɪt n/
- /fliː ˈbɪt.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flee bit-n]
- /fli ˈbɪt n/

Definitions of flea-bitten word

adjective flea-bitten bitten by a flea or fleas. 1
adjective flea-bitten infested with fleas. 1
adjective flea-bitten shabby; dilapidated; wretched. 1
adjective flea-bitten (of a horse) having a light-colored coat with small, dark spots or streaks. 1
adjective flea-bitten bitten by or infested with fleas 0
adjective flea-bitten shabby or decrepit; mean 0

See all 11 definitions of flea-bitten

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Origin of flea-bitten

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flea-bitten

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flea-bitten

flea-bitten 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 62% 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.