Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unservicelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ser-vice-like
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not characteristic of the naval service; unseamanlike.

Example Sentences

"The mate's unservicelike style of acquiescence — "With much pleasure sir," rather surprised, if it did not actually disconcert our 'gallant post,' who for a few seconds stared at him with all his eyes, open mouthed to boot, […]"
"The Borneons, in fighting, wear a quilted jacket or spencer, which reaches over the hips, and from its size has a most unservicelike appearance: the bare legs and arms sticking out from under this puffed-out coat, like the sticks which support the garments of a scarecrow."
"Malta could offer no replacements, so that many submariners with a natural pride in their uniform did not 'go ashore' when they could, because they looked so unservicelike."

Etymology

From un- + servicelike.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unservicelike (comparative) most unservicelike (superlative)

Questions

What does unservicelike mean?: Not characteristic of the naval service; unseamanlike.
Where does unservicelike come from?: From un- + servicelike.

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