neckdeep

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

neck +‎ deep

Adjective

neckdeep (not comparable)

  1. Reaching up to the neck.
  2. Submerged up to the neck.
    Coordinate terms: elbow-deep, knee-deep, waist-deep
    • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 241:
      This gave me a hint, and I went knee-deep, and sometimes neck-deep, in the Red Weed. The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding.
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