Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmatronly

/ʌnˈmeɪtɹənli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-ma-tron-ly
IPA
/ʌnˈmeɪtɹənli/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a matronly quality; unwise, unwelcoming, and so on.

Etymology

un- + matronly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unmatronly (comparative) most unmatronly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce unmatronly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈmeɪtɹənli/.
What does unmatronly mean?
Lacking a matronly quality; unwise, unwelcoming, and so on.
Where does unmatronly come from?
un- + matronly.

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