Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpermissive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-per-mis-sive
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

strict; repressive

Example Sentences

  • "an unpermissive boss"

Etymology

From un- + permissive.

Inflected Forms

more unpermissive (comparative) most unpermissive (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpermissiveness

Questions

What does unpermissive mean?
strict; repressive
Where does unpermissive come from?
From un- + permissive.

How to pronounce unpermissive

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