Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unslick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-slick
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not slick; not polished or fancy.

Example Sentences

"And here in the penthouse offices of Senator Entertainment, Bret Easton Ellis, another symbol of those super-slick times, is sprawled in a soft chair, wearing decidedly unslick running shoes and sweats."

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 slick English unslick From un- + slick.

Inflected Forms

more unslick (comparative) most unslick (superlative)

Questions

What does unslick mean?: Not slick; not polished or fancy.
Where does unslick 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- English slick English unslick From un- + slick.

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