Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untough

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-tough
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not tough.

Etymology

From un- + tough.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more untough (comparative) most untough (superlative)

Questions

What does untough mean?
Not tough.
Where does untough come from?
From un- + tough.

How to pronounce untough

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