Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwittingly

/ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
un-wit-ting-ly
IPA
/ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From Middle English on-wytyngly, un-wetandly, unweteynglye, unwetinglie, un-wetinglye, unwetyngly, unwitandly, unwitendely, unwitingly, unwittandly, unwityngli, unwityngly, unwytyngeleche, unwytyngli, equivalent to unwitting + -ly or un- + wittingly.

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/
  • British English: /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/

Inflected Forms

more unwittingly (comparative) most unwittingly (superlative) unweetingly (alternative, obsolete)

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How do you pronounce unwittingly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/.
What does unwittingly mean?
In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
Where does unwittingly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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