Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kidly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kid-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, like, or resembling a kid or young child; kidlike; kiddy.

Example Sentences

"Included along with kidly diversions for Labour Day and St. Patricks are activities for Christmas, Hannukah, and New [...]"
"The Kid, "Knox," was allowed to have his kidly way with it."
"Head to your downstairs playroom or safe, supervised yard and let things take their kidly course."
"With a single roar they came to kidly life."
"He might have become ill from eating where he works. Could be that the help chokes down leftovers and burgers too old for public consumption.” “That sounds like an unnecessary risk for a fast food corporation.” “C'mon Louie, kids are kidly."

Etymology

From kid + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: kid

Inflected Forms

more kidly (comparative) most kidly (superlative)

Questions

What does kidly mean?: Of, pertaining to, like, or resembling a kid or young child; kidlike; kiddy.
Where does kidly come from?: From kid + -ly.

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