Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpolicemanly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-po-lice-man-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unbefitting or uncharacteristic of a policeman

Example Sentences

"He was being unpolicemanly. “I can't believe he'd commit suicide. And why should it be an accident? He was perfectly steady on his pins.”"

Etymology

From un- + policemanly.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unpolicemanly (comparative) most unpolicemanly (superlative)

Questions

What does unpolicemanly mean?: Unbefitting or uncharacteristic of a policeman
Where does unpolicemanly come from?: From un- + policemanly.

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