stick-built

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stik bilt]
- /stɪk bɪlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stik bilt]
- /stɪk bɪlt/

Definition of stick-built word

adjective stick-built built piece-by-piece at the construction site, as opposed to factory-built. 1

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Origin of stick-built

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Stick-built

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stick-built

stick-built popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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.