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ill-intentioned

/ɪl ɪnˈtɛnʃənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
il-l-in-ten-tioned
IPA
/ɪl ɪnˈtɛnʃənd/
15
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having bad intentions; malevolent

Etymology

ill + intentioned

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

evil

Questions

How do you pronounce ill-intentioned?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪl ɪnˈtɛnʃənd/.
What does ill-intentioned mean?
Having bad intentions; malevolent
Where does ill-intentioned come from?
ill + intentioned

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