Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unexamined

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: un-ex-am-ined
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has not been examined

Example Sentences

"If, as Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living," then we should also consider a corollary to this axiom about life in school: "The unexamined lesson is not worth learning!""

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 examined English unexamined From un- + examined.

Inflected Forms

more unexamined (comparative) most unexamined (superlative)

Questions

What does unexamined mean?: That has not been examined
Where does unexamined 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 examined English unexamined From un- + examined.

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