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lip-labour

lip-labour noun: unfelt or insincere speech that is not supported by deeds.

Noun

lip-labour (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Unfelt or insincere speech that is not supported by deeds.

Forms of lip-labour

alternative formlip-labor

Questions about lip-labour

What does lip-labour mean?
Lip-labour means unfelt or insincere speech that is not supported by deeds.
What part of speech is lip-labour?
Lip-labour is a noun.

Words near lip-labour in the dictionary

  1. lip wrestling
  2. lip-
  3. lip-deep
  4. lip-glossed
  5. lip-labor
  6. lip-labour
  7. lip-lock
  8. lip-locked
  9. lip-locking
  10. lip-locks
  11. lip-pierced

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