Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inserviceable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ser-vice-able
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of unserviceable.

Example Sentences

"[…] an inserviceable steam lithographic press in the Signal Office, which had been duly inspected and condemned."

Etymology

From in- + serviceable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Questions

What does inserviceable mean?: Alternative form of unserviceable.
Where does inserviceable come from?: From in- + serviceable.

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