unprepossessingly
Syllables
un-pre-pos-ses-sing-ly
Pronunciation
/ʌnprɪˈpɒsɛsɪŋli/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
un + possess + esingly
The word 'unprepossessingly' is divided into six syllables: un-pre-pos-ses-sing-ly. Primary stress falls on 'ses'. It's an adverb formed from the root 'possess' with the prefixes 'un-' and suffixes '-esingly'. Syllabification follows standard English onset-rime principles.
Definitions
- 1
Not in a way that makes someone feel impressed or attracted.
“She spoke unprepossessingly about her achievements.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ses'). Secondary stress falls on the first syllable ('un').
Syllables
un — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. pos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ses — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. sing — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ly — Open syllable, unstressed.
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Onset-Rime
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Sonority Sequencing Principle
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Stress Assignment
Identifying the stressed syllable based on lexical rules and morphological structure.
- The word's length and complex morphology present challenges for syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phenomenon.
- Regional variations in vowel quality may occur.
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