Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unchiefly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
unchiefly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not chiefly; not befitting a chief.

Etymology

From un- + chiefly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unchiefly (comparative) most unchiefly (superlative)

Questions

What does unchiefly mean?
Not chiefly; not befitting a chief.
Where does unchiefly come from?
From un- + chiefly.

How to pronounce unchiefly

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