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unthrive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-thrive
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be unsuccessful

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English unthryven, equivalent to un- + thrive.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unthrives (present, singular) unthriving (participle, present) unthrived (past) unthrove (past) unthrived (participle, past) unthrove (participle, past) unthriven (participle, past)

Questions

What does unthrive mean?
To be unsuccessful
Where does unthrive come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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