Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unenforced

/ˌʌnɛnfˈɔɹst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: un-en-forced
IPA: /ˌʌnɛnfˈɔɹst/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Eight bills introduced in to Philadelphia City Council on Thursday would repeal laws that have become outdated and unenforced."
"As the introduction to a 2016 paper from the New York University School of Law explains: “Unenforced laws are deemed problematic because non-compliance may undermine the rule of law. […]"
"The decision upended state and national politics in a key swing state and brought new attention to so-called zombie laws — long-unenforced statutes that remain on the books."

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 enforced English unenforced From un- + enforced.

Inflected Forms

more unenforced (comparative) most unenforced (superlative) uninforced (alternative)

Derived Forms

unenforcedly

Rhymes With

forced divorced endorsed reinforced enforced outsourced horst forst borst horsed dorst unhorsed

Questions

How do you pronounce unenforced?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɛnfˈɔɹst/.
What does unenforced mean?: Not enforced.
Where does unenforced 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 enforced English unenforced From un- + enforced.

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