neckdeep

English

Alternative forms

• neck deep
• neck-deep

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.