Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwrought

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-wrought
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal

verb

simple past and past participle of unwork

Example Sentences

"[…]Do not say ‘I love her for her smile — her look — her way Of speaking gently, — for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day’ — For these things in themselves, Beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee, — and love so wrought, May be unwrought so.[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English unwrought, unwroght, unwrouȝt, equivalent to un- + wrought. Doublet of unworked.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unwrought

Inflected Forms

more unwrought (comparative) most unwrought (superlative)

Questions

What does unwrought mean?: In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal
Where does unwrought come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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