lipped

1 of 2

adjective

ˈlipt 

: having a lip or lips especially of a specified kind or number

—often used in combination

tight-lipped

lipped

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of lip entry 3

Examples of lipped in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The normally staid, stiff-upper-lipped British public was first bereaved. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

There’s more to the novel, translated from the German by Daniel Bowles, than a purse-lipped satire of fetishism, but Kracht keeps it well below the surface. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Red-lipped Emily Blunt arrives at Jimmy Kimmel Live! — People Staff, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lipped

• tight-lipped

Rhymes for lipped

• conscript
• decrypt
• descript
• encrypt
• equipped
• outstripped
• postscript
• rescript
• subscript
• transcript
• transhipped
• typescript

Kids Definition

lipped

adjective

ˈlipt 

: having a lip or lips especially of a certain kind or number

—often used in combination

tight-lipped