wire-haired

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wahyuh r haird]
- /waɪər hɛərd/
- /ˈwaɪə(r) -heəd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyuh r haird]
- /waɪər hɛərd/

Definitions of wire-haired word

adjective wire-haired having coarse, stiff, wirelike hair. 1
adjective wire-haired (of an animal) having a rough wiry coat 0
adjective wire-haired having coarse, or wiry, hair 0

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Origin of wire-haired

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805; wire + haired

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Parts of speech for Wire-haired

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wire-haired popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.