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infrequently-approved

|in-fre-quent-ly-ap-proved|

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/ɪnˈfriːkwəntli əˈpruːvd/

(approve)

official agreement

Base FormPluralPresent3rd Person Sing.PastPast ParticiplePresent ParticipleNounNounNounAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdjectiveAdverbAdverb
approveapproversapprovesapprovesapprovedapprovedapprovingapprovalapproversapproverapprovinginfrequently-approvedapprovedunconditionalunconsciously-approvedproperly-approvedapprovinglyapprovedly
Etymology
Etymology Information

'infrequently-approved' originates from the combination of 'infrequent' and 'approve', where 'infrequent' means 'not occurring often' and 'approve' means 'to officially agree to or accept as satisfactory'.

Historical Evolution

'Infrequent' and 'approve' were combined to form the modern English adjective 'infrequently-approved'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'infrequent' meant 'not occurring often', and 'approve' meant 'to agree or accept'. Together, they evolved to describe something rarely given official consent.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

rarely given official consent or endorsement.

The proposal was infrequently-approved by the committee.

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Last updated: 2025/04/11 12:44