Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unneedful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-need-ful
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"At this, the men nearest unto the door came backwards in a surge, being put in sudden fear by reason of the Thing being so near; but the bo'sun held up a hand, bidding them, in a low voice, to make no unneedful noise."
"Again the donkey began to puff and quiver, the line began to roll up on the drum, and the big yarder walked up the slope under its own power, a locomotive unneedful of rails, making its own right of way."

Etymology

From Middle English unnedeful; equivalent to un- + needful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unnedeful

Inflected Forms

more unneedful (comparative) most unneedful (superlative)

Derived Forms

unneedfully unneedfulness

Questions

What does unneedful mean?: Not needful.
Where does unneedful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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