Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-gent-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ungentle way; roughly.

Etymology

From ungentle + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ungently (comparative) most ungently (superlative)

Questions

What does ungently mean?
In an ungentle way; roughly.
Where does ungently come from?
From ungentle + -ly.

How to pronounce ungently

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