Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unapproving

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-ap-prov-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

not approving

Etymology

From un- + approving.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unapproving (comparative) most unapproving (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does unapproving mean?
not approving
Where does unapproving come from?
From un- + approving.

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