Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dormantly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dor-mant-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Example Sentences

"The unfinished argument which had been smouldering dormantly like some quiescent volcano since Lockyer's day — suddenly boiled over in print. Hawkins' article in Nature kindled response from all quarters."

Etymology

From dormant + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dormant

Questions

What does dormantly mean?: While dormant.
Where does dormantly come from?: From dormant + -ly.

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