Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpunishable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-pun-ish-able
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not punishable; unable to be punished.

Example Sentences

"If she had claimed that offenders were unpunishable she would, of course, have come into conflict with the provisions of most modern legal codes..."

Etymology

From un- + punishable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Derived Forms

unpunishableness unpunishably

Questions

What does unpunishable mean?: Not punishable; unable to be punished.
Where does unpunishable come from?: From un- + punishable.

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