Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [peyl drahy]
- /peɪl draɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [peyl drahy]
- /peɪl draɪ/
Definition of pale-dry word
- adjective pale-dry light-colored and medium-sweet: pale-dry ginger ale. 1
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Origin of pale-dry
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pale-dry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pale-dry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
See also
Matching words
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