Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unroadworthy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
un-road-wor-thy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *raidō Proto-West Germanic *raidu Old English rād Middle English rode English road English -worthy English roadworthy English unroadworthy From un- + roadworthy.

Inflected Forms

more unroadworthy (comparative) most unroadworthy (superlative)

Derived Forms

unroadworthiness

Frequently Paired Words

roadworthy

Questions

What does unroadworthy mean?
Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road.
Where does unroadworthy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *raidō Proto-West Germanic *raidu Old English rād Middle English rode English road English -worthy English roadworthy English unroadworthy From un- + roadworthy.

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