Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unproperly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-prop-er-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unproper manner; not properly.

Etymology

From unproper + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unproperly (comparative) most unproperly (superlative)

Questions

What does unproperly mean?
In an unproper manner; not properly.
Where does unproperly come from?
From unproper + -ly.

How to pronounce unproperly

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