Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inconspicuously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-spic-u-ous-ly
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.

Example Sentences

"The detective sat inconspicuously in her car, across the parking lot, pretending to read the newspaper."

Etymology

From in- + conspicuous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in
Suffix: conspicuous

Inflected Forms

more inconspicuously (comparative) most inconspicuously (superlative)

Antonyms

conspicuously

Questions

What does inconspicuously mean?: In an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.
Where does inconspicuously come from?: From in- + conspicuous + -ly.

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