Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmolested

/ˌʌnməlˈɛstɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: un-mo-lest-ed
IPA: /ˌʌnməlˈɛstɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not bothered, disturbed, or attacked.

Example Sentences

"Again she felt a return of that utter despondency which had fallen upon her after Guido's death: but then she could indulge in it unmolested, and that was something of relief: now she was forced into exertion..."
"The expected stand was not made by the Americans at Mr. Harrison's, for the British passed through his place unmolested and unmolesting. The destruction of the ship was, probably, the main object of the expedition."

Etymology

From un- + molested.

Inflected Forms

more unmolested (comparative) most unmolested (superlative)

Derived Forms

unmolestedly

Rhymes With

suggested arrested tested requested protested vested infested attested molested crested untested uncontested

Questions

How do you pronounce unmolested?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnməlˈɛstɪd/.
What does unmolested mean?: Not bothered, disturbed, or attacked.
Where does unmolested come from?: From un- + molested.

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