Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unguical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-guical
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

": [he] ... picked at and gently lacerated the protruding part of the great toenail, raised the part lacerated to his nostrils and inhaled the odour of the quick, then, with satisfaction, threw away the lacerated unguical fragment."

Etymology

Latin unguis (“a nail or claw”).

Questions

What does unguical mean?: ungual
Where does unguical come from?: Latin unguis (“a nail or claw”).

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