commendatorily
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a commendatory manner; in such a way as to commend or compliment.
Example Sentences
- "1859, “Dodge’s improved open fire-grate,” Scientific American, New Series, Volume 1, No. 1, 2 July, 1859, p. 6, […] the one which we have had for some time enables us to speak thus commendatorily of its advantages."
- "Then as if assuming the matter is settled and everybody has agreed, he places his hands commendatorily on the backs of the men he is standing between […]"
Etymology
From commendatory + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more commendatorily (comparative)
most commendatorily (superlative)