Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

improvidently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
im-prov-i-dent-ly
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an improvident manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English improvident Middle English -ly English -ly English improvidently From improvident + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more improvidently (comparative) most improvidently (superlative)

Questions

What does improvidently mean?
In an improvident manner.
Where does improvidently come from?
Etymology tree English improvident Middle English -ly English -ly English improvidently From improvident + -ly.

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