Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncontemptuously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-con-temp-tu-ous-ly
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an uncontemptuous manner; without showing contempt.

Etymology

From uncontemptuous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more uncontemptuously (comparative) most uncontemptuously (superlative)

Questions

What does uncontemptuously mean?
In an uncontemptuous manner; without showing contempt.
Where does uncontemptuously come from?
From uncontemptuous + -ly.

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