Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpenguinlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-pen-guin-like
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not penguinlike.

Example Sentences

"Sitting unpenguinlike, with heads up high like ducks, they begin uttering honking calls as they paddle seaward."
"Will you join me for dinner?” So we did, adjourning to the Bedlington dining room where we all had Chateaubriand with the best béarnaise sauce I've ever tasted. And two bottles of champagne. My employer was acting in a most unpenguinlike manner."
"2017, John Corwin, Overworld Chronicles Box Set Books 11-13: Urban Fantasy Thriller with Vampires, Demons, Wizards and Shifters, John Corwin Eyes glowing red, they stared at us in a very unpenguinlike manner."

Etymology

From un- + penguinlike.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unpenguinlike (comparative) most unpenguinlike (superlative)

Antonyms

penguinlike

Questions

What does unpenguinlike mean?: Not penguinlike.
Where does unpenguinlike come from?: From un- + penguinlike.

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