Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectothermically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-tother-mi-cal-ly
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ectothermic way.

Example Sentences

"I am not at the mercy of the elements, ectothermically dependent on external sources of heat to spur my every move."

Etymology

From ectothermic + -ally.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ectothermic

Questions

What does ectothermically mean?: In an ectothermic way.
Where does ectothermically come from?: From ectothermic + -ally.

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