Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

un-englishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-english-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Not in an English way or manner.

Example Sentences

"Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs. He wears them un-Englishly, without socks."

Etymology

From un-English + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more un-Englishly (comparative) most un-Englishly (superlative)

Questions

What does un-englishly mean?: Not in an English way or manner.
Where does un-englishly come from?: From un-English + -ly.

How to pronounce un-englishly

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