Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unloyal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: un-loy-al
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not loyal.

Example Sentences

"I happened to hear of the Pomeroy letter in behalf of Mr. Chase, and I learned with amazement that Chase was conspiring with his friends to secure the nomination for the Presidency, and was untrue and unloyal to his chief."
"Particularly did the Kaiser call attention to the equivocal and unloyal position of England which had destroyed the hope of a peaceful issue."

Etymology

From un- + loyal. Piecewise doublet of unleal and unlegal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unloyal (comparative) most unloyal (superlative)

Derived Forms

unloyally

Synonyms

disloyal unfaithful unleal booky dastardly disleal double-crossing double-dealing double-faced double-hearted doublehearted faithless

Questions

What does unloyal mean?: Not loyal.
Where does unloyal come from?: From un- + loyal. Piecewise doublet of unleal and unlegal.

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