SPELLING-BOUND


Meaning of SPELLING-BOUND in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

: deaf to or intolerant of a pronunciation because of its discrepancy with its orthographic representation

too spelling-bound to realize that the best-educated speakers often say ˈseb ə m for seven

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.