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- [ker-teyl]
- /kərˈteɪl/
- /ˌʌnkɜːˈteɪld /
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- [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".
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