Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nose-ly
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the nose or noses, nasal; nosey.

adv

In a nosey or nasal manner; nasally.

Example Sentences

"That was unusual because Barnesville is a place like most low cost housing areas where people did not only know wone another but are nosely to the point of finding out each others business."
"If any one desired to meet real American people, without a trace of the pronunciation of a Briton; people who talked right nosely, — Milltown."
"May I ask Brother Elmer Hayden where he gets that stuff that so nosely blooms."

Etymology

From nose + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nose

Inflected Forms

more nosely (comparative) most nosely (superlative)

Questions

What does nosely mean?: Of, relating to, or characteristic of the nose or noses, nasal; nosey.
Where does nosely come from?: From nose + -ly.

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