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inartful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
inart-ful
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; ill-phrased; inexpedient

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration of earlier unartful, equivalent to in- + artful.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more inartful (comparative) most inartful (superlative)

Derived Forms

inartfully inartfulness

Synonyms

clumsy unartful

Questions

What does inartful mean?
Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; ill-phrased; inexpedient
Where does inartful come from?
Alteration of earlier unartful, equivalent to in- + artful.

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