Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underpoliced

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-po-liced
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inadequately policed.

Example Sentences

"The focus on punishment rather than deterrence left America significantly underpoliced, and we have remained underpoliced ever since"

Etymology

From under- + policed.

Inflected Forms

more underpoliced (comparative) most underpoliced (superlative)

Questions

What does underpoliced mean?: Inadequately policed.
Where does underpoliced come from?: From under- + policed.

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