Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inelaborate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-elab-o-rate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.

Etymology

First attested in 1650; from in- + elaborate, from Latin ēlabōrātus.

Origin

Source language: Latin
First known use: First attested in 1650

Word Breakdown

Root: ēlabōrātus

Inflected Forms

more inelaborate (comparative) most inelaborate (superlative)

Synonyms

unelaborate

Questions

What does inelaborate mean?: Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
Where does inelaborate come from?: It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1650.

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