Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loose-handedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
loose-hand-ed-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a loose-handed manner.

Etymology

From loose-handed + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more loose-handedly (comparative) most loose-handedly (superlative)

Questions

What does loose-handedly mean?
In a loose-handed manner.
Where does loose-handedly come from?
From loose-handed + -ly.

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