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单词 hand-to-mouth
释义

hand-to-mouth

adjective

ˈhan(d)-tə-ˈmau̇th How to pronounce hand-to-mouth (audio)
ˈhan-də-
: having or providing nothing to spare beyond basic necessities
a hand-to-mouth existence
hand to mouth adverb

Synonyms

  • exiguous
  • light
  • meager
  • meagre
  • niggardly
  • poor
  • scant
  • scanty
  • scarce
  • skimp
  • skimpy
  • slender
  • slim
  • spare
  • sparing
  • sparse
  • stingy
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Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

hand-to-mouth

adjective

as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable survived on a hand-to-mouth income that came from any odd job that he could find

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sparse
  • scarce
  • poor
  • scanty
  • meager
  • scant
  • small
  • exiguous
  • stingy
  • skimpy
  • lowest
  • niggardly
  • mere
  • minimal
  • lacking
  • sparing
  • short
  • slender
  • light
  • meagre
  • inadequate
  • skimp
  • spare
  • insufficient
  • slim
  • deficient
  • bare-bones
  • thin on the ground
  • thin
  • slightest
  • least
  • sterile
  • littlest
  • wanting
  • unproductive
  • slight
  • barren
  • bare
  • unfruitful
  • infertile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • abundant
  • liberal
  • satisfactory
  • adequate
  • generous
  • ample
  • copious
  • sufficient
  • plentiful
  • enough
  • bountiful
  • tolerable
  • fertile
  • rich
  • prolific
  • fruitful
  • fat
  • flourishing
  • lavish
  • thriving
  • luxuriant
  • fecund
  • excess
  • surplus
  • plenteous
  • extra
  • proliferative
  • bursting
  • teeming
  • swarming
  • blooming
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