proverbial
ADJECTIVE
/prə'vɜrbiəl/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
proverbial is a valid 10-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1V4E1R1B3I1A1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does proverbial mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Widely known and spoken of.
“her proverbial lateness”
“the proverbial absentminded professor”
SIMILAR
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb.
“he kicked the proverbial bucket”
“the proverbial grasshopper”
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