Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayorly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: may-or-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That resembles, is appropriate for, or is related to a mayor.

Example Sentences

"This was not what the mayorly ordinance required."
"He had a mayorly appearance, but he spoke as if his mouth was full of oatmeal mush."

Etymology

From mayor + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mayor

Inflected Forms

more mayorly (comparative) most mayorly (superlative)

Questions

What does mayorly mean?: That resembles, is appropriate for, or is related to a mayor.
Where does mayorly come from?: From mayor + -ly.

How to pronounce mayorly

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