Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncomely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-come-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Homely; unattractive.

adv

In an uncomely way; inappropriately, unappealingly.

Example Sentences

"The ghost of a demure smile flickered about her mouth as she complied, and in that moment her face seemed less uncomely."
"The first troupe was a monstrous rablement / Of fowle misshapen wights, of which some were / Headed like Owles, with beckes vncomely bent […]"

Etymology

From Middle English uncomli, uncomelich, uncumelich, unkumelich, equivalent to un- + comely.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: uncomli, uncomly

Inflected Forms

uncomelier (comparative) uncomeliest (superlative) more uncomely (comparative) most uncomely (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncomelily uncomeliness

Synonyms

indecent indecorous unbecoming unseemly untoward

Questions

What does uncomely mean?: Homely; unattractive.
Where does uncomely come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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