hard-mouthed

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrd mouth d, moutht]
- /hɑrd maʊðd, maʊθt/
- /hɑːd maʊθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd mouth d, moutht]
- /hɑrd maʊðd, maʊθt/

Definitions of hard-mouthed word

adjective hard-mouthed of or relating to a horse not sensitive to the pressure of a bit. 1
adjective hard-mouthed stubborn; obstinate; self-willed. 1
adjective hard-mouthed (of a horse) not responding satisfactorily to a pull on the bit 0
adjective hard-mouthed stubborn; obstinate 0
adjective hard-mouthed Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed. 0

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Origin of hard-mouthed

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1610-20; hard + mouth + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Hard-mouthed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hard-mouthed

hard-mouthed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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.