Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unforthcoming

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: un-forth-com-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative.

Example Sentences

"The coach's manner was dour and unforthcoming."
"The leaders of the Wall Cult seem to be aware of the truth, but remain wholly unforthcoming."
"Madame Sinico is a substitute for the expected but unforthcoming Mdlle. Lichtmay."
"He also happened in time to have, as a result of his greatness, an inner circle of worshipping and influential friends who could at odd moments whet the public appetite for some unforthcoming work of their caged genius."
"When asked about the ethics of using placebos in AIDS drug studies (especially given the dearth of available treatments for PWAs), Koop responded vaguely that ethical debates will always accompany medical research. Koop was similarly unforthcoming about other AIDS issues ridden with controversy."

Etymology

From un- + forthcoming.

Inflected Forms

more unforthcoming (comparative) most unforthcoming (superlative)

Derived Forms

unforthcomingly unforthcomingness

Questions

What does unforthcoming mean?: Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative.
Where does unforthcoming come from?: From un- + forthcoming.

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