lipped
/lipt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a lip or lips: Describes an object, especially a container or vessel, that has a projecting edge or rim.
- Having lips of a specified kind: Often used in combination with another word to describe the nature of the lips (e.g., "tight-lipped").
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The lipped bowl made it easy to pour the soup without spilling.
- The pitcher had a gracefully lipped spout.
- He is known for being tight-lipped about his personal life.
Advanced Usage
- In Botanical Context: Can describe a flower structure that is lipped or labiate, resembling lips.
- The orchid is a beautifully lipped flower.
- In Poetic/Descriptive Language: Used to describe the physical characteristics of a person's or figure's lips.
- The statue was of a goddess, cold and pure lipped.
Variants and Related Words
- -lipped (suffix): Used to form compound adjectives describing the lips.
- Tight-lipped: Unwilling to speak; secretive.
- Full-lipped: Having full, voluptuous lips.
- Thin-lipped: Having thin lips; often implying sternness or disapproval.
- Lip (noun): The edge of a container, or either of the two fleshy parts forming the edges of the mouth.
- Labiate (adjective): A technical term, especially in botany, meaning having lips or parts shaped like lips.
Synonyms
- Rimmed: Having a rim or edge.
- Labiate: (Botanical) Lipped.
Antonyms
- Lippless: Lacking a lip or lips. (Note: This is a rarely used, non-standard antonym. "Unlipped" is also occasionally seen but is uncommon.)
Related Phrases/Idioms
- To be tight-lipped: To be reluctant to speak or give information.
- The officials remained tight-lipped during the investigation.
- To hang on someone's lips: To listen to someone with great attention and eagerness.
- The audience hung on the speaker's every word. (Note: This idiom uses the noun "lips," not the adjective "lipped.")
Adjective
- having a lip or lips
- a lipped bowl
- a virgin purest lipped- John Keats