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- [kloh-vuh n hoo ft, hooft]
- /ˈkloʊ vən hʊft, huft/
- /ˈkləʊ.vən huːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kloh-vuh n hoo ft, hooft]
- /ˈkloʊ vən hʊft, huft/
Definitions of cloven-hoofed word
- adjective cloven-hoofed having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle. 1
- adjective cloven-hoofed devilish; Satanic. 1
- adjective cloven-hoofed having the hoof divided into two parts, as the ox. 0
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Origin of cloven-hoofed
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50
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Parts of speech for Cloven-hoofed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cloven-hoofed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% 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.
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