Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpublishable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: un-pub-lish-able
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not suitable for publication

Example Sentences

"The band’s hourlong set inspired arcs of flying bodies; before it was another excellent performance by a sludgy and curious punk band with another unpublishable name, this one from Allentown, Pa."

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English publish Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English publishable English unpublishable From un- + publishable.

Inflected Forms

more unpublishable (comparative) most unpublishable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpublishably

Questions

What does unpublishable mean?: Not suitable for publication
Where does unpublishable come from?: Etymology tree English un- English publish Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English publishable English unpublishable From un- + publishable.

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