necked

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/nɛkt/

adjective

Having some specific type of neck or neckline.

Similar
decolletelow-cutlow-neckedhigh-neckednecklikethroated
Opposite
neckless
OriginEnglish neck ← Middle English nekke ← Old English hnecca →
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Meanings

adjectivenecked (not comparable)
  1. in compoundsnot comparableHaving some specific type of neck or neckline.
  2. archaicnot comparablenauticalCracked.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of neck

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a neck or having a neck especially as specified

Similar
decolletelow-cutlow-neckedhigh-neckednecklikethroated
Opposite
neckless
Also see
decolletehigh-neckedlow-cutnecklikethroated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hnakkô
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hnakkō
  3. Old Englishhnecca
  4. Middle Englishnekke
  5. Englishneck
  6. Englishnecked

From neck + -ed.

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Translations

Finnish -kaulainen
  • -kaulainenhaving a certain type of neck

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with necked

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Cite this entry
APA

necked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necked

MLA

“necked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necked.

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