Meanings
adjectiveuncolloquial (comparative more uncolloquial, superlative most uncolloquial)
comparative more uncolloquial · superlative most uncolloquial
- Not colloquial.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
- Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
- Latinloquor
- Latincolloquor
- Latincolloquium
- Middle Englishcolloquies
- Englishcolloquy
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcolloquial
- Englishuncolloquial
From un- + colloquial.
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APA
uncolloquial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncolloquial
MLA
“uncolloquial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncolloquial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncolloquial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncolloquial.
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