Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsupportive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: un-sup-port-ive
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not supportive.

Example Sentences

"When college campuses closed in March because of the pandemic, having to return home to an unsupportive space was not a safe option for some students."

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 support Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English supportive English unsupportive From un- + supportive.

Inflected Forms

more unsupportive (comparative) most unsupportive (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsupportively unsupportiveness

Questions

What does unsupportive mean?: Not supportive.
Where does unsupportive 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 support Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English supportive English unsupportive From un- + supportive.

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