Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unobedient

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-obe-di-ent
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For although they were worthy of any puniſhment: yit had I leuer they might haue flooriſhed in welfare and ſafetie: which had come to paſſe, if they had not bin vtterlye vnobedient too all good counſel."
"Pepin, not unobedient to the Popes call, passing into Italy, frees him out of danger, […]"
"But unobedient to that well-known voice / His eye was seeking it, / When Moath firm of heart, / Performed the bidding; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English unobedient. Equivalent to un- + obedient.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unobedient

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unobedient (comparative) most unobedient (superlative)

Derived Forms

unobedience unobediently

Questions

What does unobedient mean?: Disobedient.
Where does unobedient come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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