Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unedifying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
uned-i-fy-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not edifying.

adj

Ungraceful, usually due to a clash of expectations or disparity of knowledge.

Example Sentences

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 edifying English unedifying From un- + edifying.

Inflected Forms

more unedifying (comparative) most unedifying (superlative)

Synonyms

unenlightening

Questions

What does unedifying mean?
Not edifying.
Where does unedifying 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 edifying English unedifying From un- + edifying.

How to pronounce unedifying

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