Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undesignedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-de-signed-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that was not designed; as an unexpected consequence; unintentionally.

Example Sentences

"“[…] Since that time, I have written to her many letters, but never could obtain an answer, which I must own sits somewhat the heavier, as she herself was, though undesignedly, the occasion of all my sufferings […]”"
"“He opened his whole heart to me yesterday as we travelled. It came out quite unawares, quite undesignedly. […]”"
"But we cannot close our remarks upon the apprenticeship system without noticing one good end which it has undesignedly accomplished, i.e., the illustration of the good disposition of the colored people."
"Yet it would be difficult to name two writers whose works have been more completely, though undesignedly, colored by their personal feelings."

Etymology

From undesigned + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: undesigned

Questions

What does undesignedly mean?: In a way that was not designed; as an unexpected consequence; unintentionally.
Where does undesignedly come from?: From undesigned + -ly.

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