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uncurtailed

cur·tail
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ker-teyl]
    • /kərˈteɪl/
    • /ˌʌnkɜːˈteɪld /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ker-teyl]
    • /kərˈteɪl/

Definitions of uncurtailed word

  • verb with object uncurtailed to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. 1
  • adjective uncurtailed not curtailed 0
  • adjective uncurtailed Not curtailed. 0

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Origin of uncurtailed

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English curtailen to restrict (said of royal succession or inheritance), probably a conflation of Middle French courtau(l)d (see curtal) and Middle English taillen to cut (see taille, tailor1)

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Parts of speech for Uncurtailed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

uncurtailed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

uncurtailed usage trend in Literature

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