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lip-deep

lip-deep adjective: spoken or claimed but not actually believed; insincere.

Adjective

lip-deep (not comparable)

  1. Spoken or claimed but not actually believed; insincere.
    • Let us bring no more vain oblations, nor the empty formality of a lip-deep service.1870, Edward Garbett, The Soul's Life: Its Commencement, Progress and Maturity, page 115

lip-deep meaning in Kannada

lip-deep in Kannada

ಮೇಲುಮೇಲಿನ, ಆಳವಿಲ್ಲದ, ತೋರ್ಕೆಯ, ತುಟಿಯ ಹೊರಗಿನ

Questions about lip-deep

What does lip-deep mean?
Lip-deep means spoken or claimed but not actually believed; insincere.
What is lip-deep in Kannada?
Lip-deep in Kannada is ಮೇಲುಮೇಲಿನ, ಆಳವಿಲ್ಲದ, ತೋರ್ಕೆಯ. See Lip-deep meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is lip-deep?
Lip-deep is an adjective.

Words near lip-deep in the dictionary

  1. lip wrestle
  2. lip wrestled
  3. lip wrestles
  4. lip wrestling
  5. lip-
  6. lip-deep
  7. lip-glossed
  8. lip-labor
  9. lip-labour
  10. lip-lock
  11. lip-locked

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