Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underbreeding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-breed-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of underbreed

noun

A lack of manners or sophistication.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was considered the acme of underbreeding to manifest any sense whatever of patronage in such deeds."

Etymology

From underbreed + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under
Suffix: underbreed

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does underbreeding mean?: present participle and gerund of underbreed
Where does underbreeding come from?: From underbreed + -ing.

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