Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmeritocratic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-mer-i-to-crat-ic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not meritocratic; rewarding members on grounds other than merit.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English meritocratic English unmeritocratic From un- + meritocratic.

Inflected Forms

more unmeritocratic (comparative) most unmeritocratic (superlative)

Questions

What does unmeritocratic mean?
Not meritocratic; rewarding members on grounds other than merit.
Where does unmeritocratic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English meritocratic English unmeritocratic From un- + meritocratic.

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