unscheduled
/ənskˈɛdʒuld/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "There were two further unscheduled stops, one at a small station, Skalice, where a small party of tourists entrained, and at Břeclav, a junction and customs post on the Austrian frontier."
- "Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers."
- "RUD stands for “rapid unscheduled disassembly” – a fancy way to say “crashed.”"
- "He contacted the Rail Operating Centre in York to request an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon, which was arranged."
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- English scheduled English unscheduled From un- + scheduled.