Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-begotten

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
il-l-be-got-ten
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of inferior parentage.

adj

ill-conceived

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more ill-begotten (comparative) most ill-begotten (superlative)

Phrases

ill-gotten

Frequently Paired Words

misbegotten ill-gotten

Questions

What does ill-begotten mean?
Of inferior parentage.

How to pronounce ill-begotten

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