Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpierced

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-pierced
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"There was not one of these left standing unpierced by bullets."
"When he was rushed back to the hospital two weeks ago the Sun-Times referred to the unpierced "veil of secrecy" that has surrounded him since his stroke in March."

Etymology

From un- + pierced.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unpierced mean?: not pierced
Where does unpierced come from?: From un- + pierced.

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