Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inadmissible

/ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: in-ad-mis-si-ble
IPA: /ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not admissible.

adj

Not admissible.

adj

Not admissible.

noun

A person who is not to be admitted (to a country, a group, etc).

Example Sentences

"Again, the multiplist would hold that the grounds for separating admissible from inadmissible interpretations cannot be the same as the grounds for preferability among admissible interpretations."
"June saw a decline in Southwest Border apprehensions and inadmissibles by 18 percent compared to May. This decline follows the overall downward trend for this time of year as apprehensions and inadmissibles along the Southwest Border have declined from May to June."

Etymology

From French inadmissible, from Middle French inadmissible. Morphologically in- + admissible.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

more inadmissible (comparative) most inadmissible (superlative) inadmissable (alternative) inadmissibles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

inadmissibility

Synonyms

inadmittable unadmissible unadmittable

Antonyms

admissible

Rhymes With

permissible inexplicable admissible miscible immiscible

Questions

How do you pronounce inadmissible?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/.
What does inadmissible mean?: Not admissible.
Where does inadmissible come from?: From French inadmissible, from Middle French inadmissible. Morphologically in- + admissible.

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