Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chalantly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cha-lant-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Not nonchalantly; in a chalant manner.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Chalantly or not, she was given the task."
"…nonchalantly, non-nonchalantly, or even chalantly."

Etymology

From chalant + -ly, or a back-formation from nonchalantly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chalant

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

more chalantly (comparative) most chalantly (superlative)

Questions

What does chalantly mean?: Not nonchalantly; in a chalant manner.
Where does chalantly come from?: From chalant + -ly, or a back-formation from nonchalantly.

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