stickout
[ stik-out ]
/ ˈstɪkˌaʊt /
noun
a person who is outstanding or conspicuous, usually for superior endowments, talents, etc.: Jimmy Brown is the stickout among running backs.
adjective
outstanding; conspicuous: a stickout actor.
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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
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decorum
Origin of stickout
First recorded in 1840–50; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stick out
Words nearby stickout
stickleback, stickler, stickler syndrome, stickley, stickman, stickout, stickpin, stickseed, sticktight, stickum, stickup
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