Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [gawr-bel-ee]
- /ˈgɔrˌbɛl i/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [gawr-bel-ee]
- /ˈgɔrˌbɛl i/
Definition of gorbellied word
- noun plural gorbellied a protruding belly. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of gorbellied
First appearance:
before 1510 One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; perhaps gore1 + belly; compare Swedish (dial.) går-bälg
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gorbellied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gorbellied popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% 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.
gorbellied usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with gorbellied
- what does gorbellied mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
- Words starting with go
- Words starting with gor
- Words starting with gorb
- Words starting with gorbe
- Words starting with gorbel
- Words starting with gorbell
- Words starting with gorbelli
- Words starting with gorbellie
- Words starting with gorbellied