Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unadequate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ad-e-quate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of inadequate.

Example Sentences

"Our findings suggest that swimming program protected the brain of offspring born into an unadequate intrauterine environment."

Etymology

From un- + adequate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unadequate (comparative) most unadequate (superlative)

Derived Forms

unadequately

Questions

What does unadequate mean?: Alternative form of inadequate.
Where does unadequate come from?: From un- + adequate.

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