Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underprotective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-pro-tec-tive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.

Etymology

From under- + protective.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more underprotective (comparative) most underprotective (superlative)

Derived Forms

underprotectiveness

Antonyms

overprotective

Questions

What does underprotective mean?
Inadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.
Where does underprotective come from?
From under- + protective.

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