ungood
ungood · ungooder · ungoodest
Not good; badNot good; bad.
/ˌʌnˈɡʊd/
Meaning
2 sensesNot good; bad.
(in the plural)Those who are not good; the wicked, evil, or bad.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English ungod, from Old English ungōd, equivalent to un- (“not”) + good (adjecFrom Middle English ungod, from Old English ungōd, equivalent to un- (“not”) + good (adjective). Popularised by its appearance in Newspeak, a fictional language coined in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), a dystopian novel by George Orwell.
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Forms
ungooder/more ungood, ungoodest/most ungood| Comparative | ungooder / more ungood Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | ungoodest / most ungood Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddouble-plus-ungood
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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