Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [week-han-did]
- /ˈwikˈhæn dɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [week-han-did]
- /ˈwikˈhæn dɪd/
Definitions of weakhanded word
- adjective weakhanded having weak hands. 1
- adjective weakhanded having insufficient help; shorthanded: The flu epidemic didn't help the already weakhanded office. 1
- adjective weakhanded Alternative form of weak-handed (as adjective). 0
- adverb weakhanded Alternative form of weak-handed (as adverb). 0
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Origin of weakhanded
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; weak + handed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Weakhanded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
weakhanded 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 55% 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.
weakhanded usage trend in Literature
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