Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: un-fed
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not fed.

adj

noun

A mosquito that has not had a blood meal.

Example Sentences

"Unmentioned in the existing document, Henry would be left alone after I died: unfed, unwalked, unloved."
"“Every day, the California dream is dimmed by the wrenching reality of families and children and seniors living unfed on a concrete bed.”"
"The captured mosquitos were divided into feds and unfeds."

Etymology

From Middle English un-fedd, unfedd, equivalent to un- + fed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: un-fedd,unfedd

Inflected Forms

unfeds (plural)

Derived Forms

unfedness

Frequently Paired Words

overfed underfed unwatered

Questions

What does unfed mean?: Not fed.
Where does unfed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce unfed

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