Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: un-hung
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.

adj

Not selected for exhibition.

adj

Cooked without being hung to mature.

Example Sentences

""You've heard of Linden?" "Linden, the professional medium. Yes, I've been told he is the greatest blackguard unhung." "Ah, well, they usually talk of them like that.""

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 hung English unhung From un- + hung.

Questions

What does unhung mean?: Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.
Where does unhung 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 hung English unhung From un- + hung.

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