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Meaning of pencil-necked | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Having a very thin neck.
Insubstantial; weak.
US, derogatory, idiomatic

Examples

“That pencil-necked geek isn't going to stop me.”

“Science fiction is more than inelegant prose for pencil-necked teenagers.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

pencil-skirted pencil-thin pencillate pencilled pencilless pencilliform