Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbearably

/ənbˈɛɹəbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: un-bear-ably
IPA: /ənbˈɛɹəbli/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne.

Example Sentences

"Her book includes an incisive discussion of misogyny on the New Right. [Laura K.] Field notes how “gynocracy” and “the longhouse” have become overwrought MAGA epithets for an unbearably feminized and pluralist society."

Etymology

From unbearable + -ly or un- + bearably.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unbearable

Inflected Forms

more unbearably (comparative) most unbearably (superlative)

Rhymes With

terribly bearably

Questions

How do you pronounce unbearably?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənbˈɛɹəbli/.
What does unbearably mean?: In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne.
Where does unbearably come from?: From unbearable + -ly or un- + bearably.

How to pronounce unbearably

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