Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unnarrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-nar-row
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

verb

To make less narrow; to broaden or expand.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It is modest and unassuming and it celebrates the unnarrow life of a community dedicated to the quest for understanding."
"The narrow tunnel had blossomed out into some seriously unnarrow tunnels."
"And if you could see how happy I am you would unnarrow your eyes and be happy for me."
"That chafes a bit, his assumption that my horizons need unnarrowing."

Etymology

From un- + narrow.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

more unnarrow (comparative) most unnarrow (superlative) unnarrows (present, singular) unnarrowing (participle, present) unnarrowed (participle, past) unnarrowed (past)

Questions

What does unnarrow mean?: Not narrow.
Where does unnarrow come from?: From un- + narrow.

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