Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humpily

/ˈhʌmpɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: humpi-ly
IPA: /ˈhʌmpɪli/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a humpy manner.

Example Sentences

"Potentilla and Ivory Daphne sat humpily about on the unfolded lawns, and ahead, there towered out enormous cliffs and fantastic pinnacles of what looked like Dolomite."

Etymology

From humpy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more humpily (comparative) most humpily (superlative)

Rhymes With

clumpily

Questions

How do you pronounce humpily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌmpɪli/.
What does humpily mean?: In a humpy manner.
Where does humpily come from?: From humpy + -ly.

How to pronounce humpily

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