Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungovernably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-govern-ably
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ungovernable manner.

Example Sentences

"Fascinated, she stood shaken ungovernably by its horrible suggestiveness, while above and about her the trees shivered meaningly."

Etymology

From ungovernable + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ungovernable

Inflected Forms

more ungovernably (comparative) most ungovernably (superlative)

Questions

What does ungovernably mean?: In an ungovernable manner.
Where does ungovernably come from?: From ungovernable + -ly.

How to pronounce ungovernably

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