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adjective
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high enough to reach or cover the ankles: ankle-deep mud.
2.
deeply involved or entangled: He is ankle-deep in financial troubles.
adverb
3.
as high as the ankles: Rain water ran ankle-deep.
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Ankle-deep
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1755–65
1755–65
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Link To ankle-deep
WordNet
| ankle-deep | |
adjective | |
| coming only to the ankle or knee |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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