unorganized
/ənˈɔɹɡənˌaɪzd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Palmyra Atoll is an unorganized territory."
- "Health care is one of Boston's largest industries. It is also one of the most unorganized. As in most service industries, many of the jobs are semi- or unskilled, offering low pay with little security."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English organized English unorganized From un- + organized.
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
unorganized territory
Citizens liable for military service but not organized on a military basis
Frequently Paired Words
Citizens liable for military service but not organized on a military basis
disorganized