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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbowed

/ʌnˈbəʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
un-bowed
IPA
/ʌnˈbəʊd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not bowed; erect or upright.

adj

Not subdued or deterred.

verb

simple past and past participle of unbow

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bowed English unbowed From un- + bowed.

Inflected Forms

more unbowed (comparative) most unbowed (superlative)

Synonyms

straight unbent

Rhymes With

road code showed mode load rode node owed explode rhode slowed bestowed

Questions

How do you pronounce unbowed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈbəʊd/.
What does unbowed mean?
Not bowed; erect or upright.
Where does unbowed come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bowed English unbowed From un- + bowed.

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