Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underresponsive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-re-spon-sive
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Insufficiently responsive.

Example Sentences

"“Piedmont is a facility that was understaffed and underresponsive to clear medical needs,” Mr. Jawetz said."

Etymology

From under- + responsive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

more underresponsive (comparative) most underresponsive (superlative)

Derived Forms

underresponsiveness

Questions

What does underresponsive mean?: Insufficiently responsive.
Where does underresponsive come from?: From under- + responsive.

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