unphonetic

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adjective

Not phonetic.

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Meanings

adjectiveunphonetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot phonetic.

    English spelling, although unphonetic and antiphonetic, was inherited from our ancestors and has served magnificently in the glorious past. The weak spot in English spelling, however, can be easily healed with the global alphabet.

    1945, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, Global Alphabet: Hearing Before the Committee..., page 69

Origin

From un- + phonetic.

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Cite this entry
APA

unphonetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphonetic

MLA

“unphonetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphonetic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unphonetic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphonetic.

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