Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncareful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-car-e-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not careful; careless, incautious.

Example Sentences

"Once he'd spotted one operative, others came clear to him: in trees, behind logs, even staring out in one uncareful moment from the cottage itself."

Etymology

From un- + careful.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more uncareful (comparative) most uncareful (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncarefully uncarefulness

Questions

What does uncareful mean?: Not careful; careless, incautious.
Where does uncareful come from?: From un- + careful.

How to pronounce uncareful

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