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uncombed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
un-combed
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not combed.

verb

simple past and past participle of uncomb

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 combed English uncombed From un- + combed.

Inflected Forms

more uncombed (comparative) most uncombed (superlative)

Synonyms

dishevelled shaggy

Questions

What does uncombed mean?
Not combed.
Where does uncombed 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 combed English uncombed From un- + combed.

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