Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmannerliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-man-ner-li-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being unmannerly; rudeness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Half-scornful amusement, perhaps, and the contempt of the man who has done what man may do for the yoke-fellow who habitually made claim to supernatural prowess; in addition to the scholar's condemnation of blatant ignorance, the courtier's dislike of unmannerliness, the soldier's scorn of unproved deeds, athwart all the philosophic smile!"
"That's what I say!" Mr. Vetch did his best to soothe his angry spouse; I fear he suffered a good deal at times from her unmannerliness, though to be sure she was an excellent housewife and had a heart of gold."

Etymology

From unmannerly + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unmannerly

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unmannerliness mean?: The quality of being unmannerly; rudeness.
Where does unmannerliness come from?: From unmannerly + -ness.

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