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bridely

/ˈbɹaɪdli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bride-ly
IPA
/ˈbɹaɪdli/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a bride; nuptial.

Etymology

From Middle English *bridely, from Old English brȳdlīċ, brȳdelīċ (“bridal”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūdilīk, equivalent to bride + -ly. Cognate with Dutch bruidelijk, German bräutlich (“bridely”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more bridely (comparative) most bridely (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bridely?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaɪdli/.
What does bridely mean?
Of or pertaining to a bride; nuptial.
Where does bridely come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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