Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unacceptably

/ˌʌnæksˈɛptəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
un-ac-cept-ably
IPA
/ˌʌnæksˈɛptəbli/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English unacceptable Middle English -ly English -ly English unacceptably From unacceptable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more unacceptably (comparative) most unacceptably (superlative)

Synonyms

intolerably

Rhymes With

acceptably

Questions

How do you pronounce unacceptably?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnæksˈɛptəbli/.
What does unacceptably mean?
Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.
Where does unacceptably come from?
Etymology tree English unacceptable Middle English -ly English -ly English unacceptably From unacceptable + -ly.

How to pronounce unacceptably

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