Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unadequately

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ad-e-quate-ly
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of inadequately.

Example Sentences

"Language can but unadequately express the grief of the afflicted husband, who inscribes this stone, J. P. Larkins."

Etymology

From unadequate + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unadequate

Inflected Forms

more unadequately (comparative) most unadequately (superlative)

Questions

What does unadequately mean?: Alternative form of inadequately.
Where does unadequately come from?: From unadequate + -ly.

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