Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

livably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: liv-ably
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that is conducive to living.

Example Sentences

"Radiators were tepid, but in most cases they kept apartments livably warm as hot water continued to flow […]"
"It was livably cold in the north, with a pleasant summer, warm and temperate in the central portions, and hot and languorous in the south. In the south, in the First Province, was Lamora, the capital, with seven million inhabitants."
"[…] livable wages that are both in line with industry averages and provide enough for workers to meet their basic [needs] […] Workers who are paid fairly and “livably” are empowered to enter into their other commercial exchanges fairly and […]"

Etymology

From livable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more livably (comparative) most livably (superlative) liveably (alternative)

Antonyms

unlivably

Questions

What does livably mean?: In a manner that is conducive to living.
Where does livably come from?: From livable + -ly.

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