Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unappreciative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
un-ap-pre-cia-tive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not appreciative.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English appreciate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English appreciative English unappreciative From un- + appreciative.

Inflected Forms

more unappreciative (comparative) most unappreciative (superlative)

Derived Forms

unappreciatively unappreciativeness

Synonyms

ungrateful

Questions

What does unappreciative mean?
Not appreciative.
Where does unappreciative come from?
Etymology tree English un- English appreciate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English appreciative English unappreciative From un- + appreciative.

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