Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unnaturally

/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: un-nat-u-ral-ly
IPA: /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.

Example Sentences

"Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves."
"Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head."

Etymology

From Middle English unnaturelly, equivalent to unnatural + -ly and/or un- + naturally.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unnaturelly

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/
British English: /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/

Inflected Forms

more unnaturally (comparative) most unnaturally (superlative)

Synonyms

artificially by artificial means

Rhymes With

naturally

Questions

How do you pronounce unnaturally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/.
What does unnaturally mean?: In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.
Where does unnaturally come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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